In this episode I talk with Harriet Williams, Deputy Leader of the Women's Equality Party (WEP).
I initially interviewed Harriet back in the beginning of making Mother of All Solutions podcast when Harriet worked as a 'Young Parent Consultant'. She still works in many roles and in this episode mentioned supporting:
Care experienced parents:
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/research/care-experienced-parents-unite-change
Single parents: https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
In this episode, we specifically discuss current issues around childcare costs and entitlements, and reference data from Pregnant Then Screwed published in Feb 2024:
https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/shocking-new-stats-about-the-cost-of-parenting/
This was discussed in the context of 15 hours free childcare (for those eligible) starting next month in April 2024:
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/15/how-to-claim-15-hours-free-childcare-code/
I hope you find the conversation interesting and you will also listen back to Harriet when we talked 4 years ago! You can connect with Harriet:
Instagram @mummyharrii and X @HarriAWilliams
Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. You can connect with Laura:
Instagram and X @SolutionsMother
Thank you for listening.
Note to listeners: whilst no personal scenarios are shared we do touch upon some sensitive issues relating to women and girls, so keep this in mind before you listen.
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