Rishi Sunak defends new childcare provisions as critics claim early years sector already struggling from cope cope Watch Video
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Description: A report by Coram Family and Childcare found the shortage of childcare places has worsened across England, Scotland and Wales, as costs for families have also risen. Josie Irwin is the head of equality at British trade union Unison. She says while more free childcare hours will help working parents, it may harm the already struggling early years sector.<br/><br/>Some parents are being forced to travel long distances or borrow money for a nursery place. A report found only around twenty nine percent of councils have enough spaces for children under two - down from forty two percent last year. But education minister Gillian Keegan said the government was \
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