Childcare Policy

Quality childcare remains unaffordable and inaccessible for many families. Fees are among the highest in the EU with many parents still shelling out the equivalent of a second mortgage. Others are forced to work part-time or rely on the goodwill of grandparents...

Childcare Policy
Children at a creche with an early years educator.

People Before Profit's combination of universal free childcare, enhanced fully paid leave and work-life balance measures will - for the first time ever - give parents real choice in their childcare arrangements. More will need to be done to tackle gender equality, but People Before Profit's Childcare Policy will help to dismantle some of the economic barriers that women still face.