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Labour has pledged to increase the number of childcare places and give a larger subsidy to less well-off families to help pay for them. It also pledges to increase after- school care and nursery places. Many families still use informal carers, like grandparents, because they cannot afford formal child care. The Conservatives want a �50 per week tax credit which could be paid to any carer, while Lib Dems want more early care centres.
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