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By Rachel Lawler

 

The Alliance has warned that poorer families could miss out on 30 hours places due to poor funding rates at a parliamentary lobby.

 

Speaking at the event, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, said: 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?鈥� 

 

The event was chaired by shadow minister for the early years, Tracy Brabin and preceded a  on the effects of the.The debate was secured by Labour MP Ruth George and attended by minister of state for children and families, Robert Goodwill. 

 

George raised concerns about funding levels for the scheme, saying: 鈥淚t is no wonder that the number of places has reduced to a third of what was promised in 2015 and that providers have been left wondering where all the money has gone.鈥�

 

Goodwill congratulated George for securing the debate and said he was looking forward to attending meetings of the new .

 

However, he denied that the 30 hours scheme was underfunded and said: 鈥淚 feel as if I am living in a parallel universe鈥� and said that the offer was 鈥渕aking a real difference鈥�. He said: 鈥淧arents up and down the country are enjoying more time with their children, more money in their pockets and less stress because the programme is cutting the cost of childcare.鈥�