Moved by
Baroness Pinnock
24: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Funding of childcare
For the purposes of discharging the duty imposed by section 1, the Secretary of State must ensure that—
(a) the level of payment made to any childcare provider by the Secretary of State for the provision of childcare is paid at a rate which ensures that the provider does not have to subsidise the cost of providing free of charge childcare by placing additional charges on other childcare which they provide; and
(b) particular provision is made for children living in deprived areas.”