Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
Conor has been elected as an officer of an influential new group at Westminster, the Childcare and Early Education All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The group will spearhead efforts to improve childcare and early education across the country.
The move comes after Conor – a father of two pre-school aged children himself – revealed new figures about the number of local children who are missing out on free childcare in St Helens.
In St Helens, almost one in five (19%) of t…wo-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing out on 15 hours free childcare, according to the latest official Government figures. \n
The move comes after Conor – a father of two pre-school aged children himself – revealed new figures about the number of local children who are missing out on free childcare in St Helens.
In St Helens, almost one in five (19%) of t…wo-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing out on 15 hours free childcare, according to the latest official Government figures. \n
That means around 136 two-year-olds in St Helens from disadvantaged backgrounds are not getting the free childcare they need.
Commenting, Conor said: “The Government is already failing to fund its promise to provide 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds.
“The latest figures show that many two-year-olds in St Helens are not even getting 15 hours of free childcare.
“The Tories are letting down families who most need help with childcare, as well as childcare providers who are struggling to meet costs.
“I hope that, together with Parliamentary colleagues, I can use this new group to press the Government to strengthen early education for children in St Helens and across the country.”
Of the хЃ9.1 billion spent on childcare and early education in this Parliament, just хЃ250 million is earmarked for the most disadvantaged children.
Around three in 10 disadvantaged two-year-olds are still missing out on a free childcare place лв despite new evidence to show that this can have a marked impact on their development.
Commenting, Conor said: “The Government is already failing to fund its promise to provide 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds.
“The latest figures show that many two-year-olds in St Helens are not even getting 15 hours of free childcare.
“The Tories are letting down families who most need help with childcare, as well as childcare providers who are struggling to meet costs.
“I hope that, together with Parliamentary colleagues, I can use this new group to press the Government to strengthen early education for children in St Helens and across the country.”
Of the хЃ9.1 billion spent on childcare and early education in this Parliament, just хЃ250 million is earmarked for the most disadvantaged children.
Around three in 10 disadvantaged two-year-olds are still missing out on a free childcare place лв despite new evidence to show that this can have a marked impact on their development.
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