BBC News speak to Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch, alongside Sam Gurney, Head of Equality at the TUC, about the rising cost of childcare and the pressure this causes families, especially as wages are not rising at a similar rate.
Neil discusses the reasons why costs have increased in recent years, and suggests ways we might look to redress the balance of investment in education.
This clip originally aired on BBC News on the 20.10.2017.
