Childcare
Overall goal
Providing parents with good work opportunities by championing flexible working policies, particularly in challenging sectors and supporting the childcare sector.
Key deliverables
Increasing the number of jobs that offer flexible working and transferring unspent apprenticeship levy to the early years’ sector to create more earn-as-you learn opportunities to fill skills and vacancy shortages in the sector.
Work programme highlights
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Co-Chairs:
Ed Richardson, Programme Director People & Skills, BusinessLDN
Clara Cezar de Andrade Hallot, Bloomberg Associates
Members:
Astrid Bowman, Thames Water
Karen Earl, Greater London Authority
Esenam Agubretu, London London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
James Watkins, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Meena Aiyer, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Simon Bamflyde, London Fire Brigade
Stevie Angell, NHS England
Gemma Brown, NHS Chelsea and Westminster Trust
Cynthia Adjei, Transport for London
Please contact Ed Richardson for more information about this working group.
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Working group meetings for 2025/2026:
19 February 2025, 3:30pm-5pm
16 April 2025, 3:30pm - 5pm
18 June 2025, 3:30pm - 5pm
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