In his keynote speech, Mr Cameron told delegates, 'Families matter because almost every social problem comes down to family stability. And so I will set a simple test for all of our policies: does it help families?'
He said many families in Britain were 'trapped in poverty' because childcare remained 'costly and complicated'.
Financial help for parents should not just be limited to formal childcare, he said, acknowledging that extra help with childcare was 'particularly vital' for single parents.
Mr Cameron said, 'Britain has got the most expensive childcare in Europe.
So we support the Government's efforts to put more money into childcare.
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