Work and Pensions - Fifth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 June 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

The inquiry

Background

The importance of childcare for children and parents

Current childcare picture

Policy initiatives to expand childcare

2  THE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CHILDCARE REVIEW

The childcare vision

The 2002 Spending Review

3  TARGETTED INITIATIVES AND REGIONAL VARIATIONS

Childcare providers, the funding jigsaw and sustainability

Integration of childcare provision and wrap-around care

Children's Centres

4  CHILDCARE TAX CREDIT (CCTC)

How could CCTC be improved?

Non-working parents and the transition to work

5  PARENTAL CHOICE

Should informal care be funded?

Lack of information about childcare

Parents of disabled children

Parental care and parental leave

6  EMPLOYERS AND CHILDCARE

Tax incentives

7  THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE

Home Childcarers

8  CONCLUSION

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

REPORTS FROM THE WORK AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE SINCE 2001




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 564-II)

Tuesday 25 March 2003
Wednesday 26 March 2003
Wednesday 2 April 2003
Wednesday 9 April 2003

WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 564-II)

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Prepared 1 July 2003