Frank Field must not let the unthinkable happen to Sure Start | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian

'Poverty is not the main reason why people are poor' writes Polly Toynbee of Frank Field's review of poverty. Field takes the view that it is not a more equitable distribution of income and wealth that will eliminate poverty but moralisation. This Victorian view has the advantage of being cheap but fails utterly to comprehend the link between poverty and the way people adapt to it through culture - the lifestyle choices they make. Polly's is a well informed critique and once again she points to the consequences of the cuts for SureStart. Frank Field must not let the unthinkable happen to Sure Start | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian

£26,000: the salary you need just to cover childcare | Money | The Guardian

OECD puts child care costs as highest in the countries it surveys. It is predicted that the cuts recently announced will have a large impact on lower income families' child care costs. No doubt there will be a knock on effect and the private businesses that have sprung up to provided child care and early years education will also feel the consequences of a decline in the numbers who can afford their fees. £26,000: the salary you need just to cover childcare | Money | The Guardian