Report slams distribution of government's £9bn childcare spending

Report finds that just £250m of the fund will go to the UK’s most disadvantaged families, with most of the money going to wealthier homes

Children from families most in need will receive a startlingly low proportion of government spending on early years education and childcare, a report warns.

The report, which was published on Thursday by Labour MP Lucy Powell and the Social Market Foundation (SMF), found that a mere £250m worth of the extra £9bn of spending over the next five years will reach the most disadvantaged UK families.

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2x7ziNZ