Motion

Motion TitleChildcare Strategy

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes the urgent need for a childcare strategy to deliver more affordable, accessible, sustainable and good quality childcare; further notes the importance of a childcare strategy in progressing early years education, supporting child development and addressing disadvantage; recognises the importance of affordable and accessible childcare in supporting parents, in particular women, to remain in, or return to, work, and the benefits that this has for working families, tackling childhood poverty, and strengthening our economy; further recognises the contribution of the childcare sector, childminders and early learning professionals who educate and care for our children, support parents and help to grow our economy; and calls on the Minister of Education to prioritise completion of the current review of childcare provision and urgently to commission the planned research required to inform the early and urgent delivery of an effective and fit-for-purpose childcare strategy.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office06/06/2022