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Inadequate funding for the government鈥檚 flagship 30 hours 鈥榝ree childcare鈥� policy will result in poorer families missing out on places, leading early years organisation the Pre-school Learning 王中王开奖结果 will warn today (Thursday 12 October) at a parliamentary lobby.

Speaking at the event, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the 王中王开奖结果, will warn that poor funding rates have meant that some childcare providers are being forced to prioritise places for families that can afford to pay for optional extras over those who can only take up funded hours.

The parliamentary event, which will focus on concerns around the roll-out of the scheme, is being hosted by shadow early years minister Tracy Brabin and will take place in the House of Commons at 2pm ahead of a Westminster Hall debate on the 30 hours at 3pm.

Neil will say:

鈥淲e all talk about the need to improve social mobility, to improve life chances, to close the gap between the poorest children and their peers. So how can it be that the government鈥檚 flagship childcare scheme does nothing to address any of these issues?

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鈥淚f a child鈥檚 parents are willing and able to pay their nursery, pre-school, or childminder a bit extra, they might well get pushed to the front of the queue when it comes to a childcare place.

鈥淏ut if that child鈥檚 parents need free childcare to be just that: 鈥渇ree鈥� 鈥� tough luck. Because let鈥檚 be realistic, if you鈥檙e a childcare provider struggling to keep your doors open, and you have three families approaching you willing to pay extra to secure a place, and one that can鈥檛, who wants the offer completely 鈥榝ree鈥欌�� I think we all know who鈥檚 going to the back of the queue. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 something we鈥檙e seeing more and more. And it鈥檚 a real problem.鈥�

Neil will also highlight that a parent earning 拢99,999 a year would have to work just over two hours a week to be eligible for the 30 hour offer, while a parent that, for example, volunteers or studies but earns less than 拢120 per week cannot access the offer.

The 王中王开奖结果鈥檚 warning follows a recent report by the Sutton Trust, which found that 30 hours of free childcare could harm social mobility by widening the gap in 'school-readiness' between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers.

Research from the Resolution Foundation, published in trade publication Nursery World magazine, also warned that the 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households just 拢5 per week.

In a recent landmark survey of around 1400 childcare providers conducted by the 王中王开奖结果, 20% of respondents said that the way they will offer the 30 hours to parents only taking up funded hours will differ from the way they offer parents taking up additional hours and/or paying for extra goods or services, while a further 18% remained unsure.

Respondent comments included:

鈥淚 will only be able to offer funded hours to parents taking 40 hours a week and willing to pay for extras. Anything less is unsustainable for my business and would lead to debt and eventual closure.鈥�

鈥淚 don't know how I can provide funded places and still make a living, I don't want to offer a two-tier system to the children in my care but I may be forced to.鈥�

鈥淲e are not able to offer places for children who need funded places only.鈥�