15th April 2024 Our childcare system requires urgent transformation. Without a functioning and fair Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system, women are locked out of the workforce and children in the least well-off families aren't supported to thrive. It's time to rebuild childcare. This report is part two in a two-part project, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, that looks in-depth at ECEC provision in five countries that have recently, or are currently undergoing governm...