The Adam Smith Institute’s latest policy briefing, written by Maxwell Marlow and Sofia Risino, suggests various childcare reforms aimed at cutting costs, boosting quality and increasing parental choice.

These include:

• Ending £100,000 cliff edge;

• Easing informal childcare arrangements;

• Tax credits for work-based creches;

• Frontloading Universal Credit payments;

• Restructure the Free Early Education Entitlement Scheme;

• Increased training and qualifications subsidisation.