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註釋"This report is the final output from our 'Childcare: A strategic national priority?' project. It follows two earlier reports: Early developments: Bridging the gap between evidence and policy in early-years education (Parker 2013a), which set out policy lessons from an examination of the literature on early-years provision, and Childmind the gap: Reforming childcare to support mothers into work (Thompson and Ben-Galim 2014), which explored the factors that determine maternal employment rates in the UK, particularly the pivotal role that affordable, accessible childcare plays in supporting mothers to work. The report that follows focuses primarily on pre-school childcare and early learning. Childcare for children of school age is also very important, but the questions that it raises for policy are substantively different to those posed by the early years, where the need for extending and improving provision is greatest. Similarly, this report does not advance comprehensive policy solutions for the needs of families who work atypical hours, or who have children with complex or special needs. However, we believe that the framework of childcare provision we advocate here provides a robust platform from which those additional needs can be addressed."--Publisher's website.