Boris Johnson's childcare pledge is an "unambitious and uninspiring insult" that will help just 5% of primary school pupils, the Lib Dems have said.
The PM confirmed that the Tories would spend an impressive-sounding £1billion on childcare providers - to increase after school and holiday provision for working parents.
But an analysis by the Liberal Democrats claims that just 5.3% of primary school pupils in England will benefit from the announcement. and that if the cash had been evenly distributed, it would mean just £1.02 per pupil, per week.
The Tories say the funding will support “250,000 more primary school children to get onsite childcare over the summer holidays...on top of the 650,000 that get it now".
Lib Dem Education spokeswoman Layla Moran told the Mirror: “Parents struggle to find childcare to look after their kids until they get home from work, both in term-time and in the school holidays.
"But Boris Johnson ’s childcare offer is an insult to these families – he’s spending just £1 a week for every primary school child in England.
“So, it’s no surprise that this is an unambitious, uninspiring childcare offer.
"It’s aimed at just 5% of children who go to primary school.
“Liberal Democrats have a plan to build a brighter future for every child.
"We will give parents 35 hours of high-quality free childcare from the day they go back to work to the day they start school, including in the school holidays.”
