Why should the state be involved in childcare?
23 July 2014
Representatives from two leading think tanks will face questions from the House of Lords Committee on Affordable Childcare on Wednesday 23 July.
Witnesses
Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
At 10:40 am:
- Dalia Ben-Galim, Associate Director for Families and Work, Institute for Public Policy Research
- Adam Memon, Head of Economic Research at the Centre for Policy Studies
About this session
The Committee will use the session to explore what should be the role of the state in childcare; whether current policy aims are being met, and whether other policies designed to support working families, such as flexible working and parental leave, should be prioritised.
Questions the Committee are likely to put to the witnesses include:
- Does the provision of free early education improve outcomes for children?
- Do state subsidies for childcare improve the ability of parents, and especially mothers, to work?
- What should be the balance between policies designed to make childcare more affordable and other policies designed to support families, such as flexible working, parental leave or career breaks?
- Should government policy explicitly take into account the role of informal childcare, such as that provided by grandparents?
The evidence session will take place on Wednesday 23 July at 10.40 am in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords.
A YouTube video of the Committee Chairman, Lord Sutherland, talking about the inquiry, is now available on the Lords YouTube channel.