Spring Budget 2023: Gender and Early Education and Childcare
A pre-budget briefing on 'Gender and Early Education and Childcare' from the UK Women’s Budget Group – Spring 2023
UK Policy Briefing
Updated briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group on the costing, employment effects and financing of universal provision of childcare in the UK.
This briefing considers the case for providing universal and free childcare services in the UK to promote better child outcomes, foster gender equality and stimulate high-quality employment. It simulates different childcare staff pay and coverage scenarios and analyses their employment and fiscal effects.
Key findings include:
A pre-budget briefing on 'Gender and Early Education and Childcare' from the UK Women’s Budget Group – Spring 2023
The investment announced today by the Chancellor is an important first step in tackling the crisis in early education and childcare.
Policy briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group and the New Economics Foundation on Childcare, Gender, and Covid-19
The WBG urges the Prime Minister to invest in the care economy for the economic recovery of the whole country.