I took the Prime Minister to Acorn Nursery, Portslade to show him the brilliant work there. I wanted to show-off Portslade, but especially the nursery – the staff, the children and the parents who make it a wonderful place. As MP for Hove & Portslade I’ll always shout loudly and as effectively as I can to help, improve and promote the amazing place we live.
I’m immensely proud of the free childcare hours provided by Government and meeting everyone at Acorn was a great way to see this in action.
However, the key word here is free – too many parents are still being asked by some providers to pay additional costs in order to secure places for their children. This isn’t right, so as part of our cost-of-living help we’re cracking down on these hidden costs.