Perry, You can't trust Labour on childcare

Today the Labour Party’s opportunistic attacks on the Government’s proposals to give parents more choice of high quality childcare have been exposed.

This morning Stephen Twigg attacked the loosening of staff: child ratios when just two weeks ago in the Daily Mail he advocated moving to the Swedish childcare system – where they have no compulsory ratios at all. 

Claire Perry MP, the Prime Minister’s adviser on preventing the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood, said:

‘After thirteen years in power, Labour left us with a childcare system where parents faced the highest costs of any major country besides Switzerland and staff were paid barely more than the minimum wage. 

‘Today Stephen Twigg is attacking the loosening of ratios where a fortnight ago he was calling for them to be scrapped. 

‘Either Labour are deliberately pulling the wool over people’s eyes, or they don’t know what they are talking about. The truth is you can’t trust Labour on childcare.

‘We all want what is best for our children – instead of playing politics Labour should be applauding these changes – which they have called for.’