Will government pay for childcare?

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The cost of childcare is fairly heart-stopping. It's hardly surprising that so many families give up the fight and stay at home to look after the kids themselves. It's how 40% if women end up stopping work after having children.

However, a think tank has a more ground-breaking idea. It has suggested that the government should foot the bill. It also reckons free childcare would end up making money for the government if they took this approach.