Millions of working parents could benefit from a proposed change to a free childcare entitlement being announced as part of a shake-up of early-years education.
Parents of all three- and four-year-olds are currently entitled to 15 hours of free childcare, which they have to use spread across three days.
The children's minister, Sarah Teather, will propose on Wednesday that the time can be used in two days, enabling many more parents of toddlers to get a part-time job without paying extra to top up the free childcare.
We spoke to legal expert Laura Livingstone at Working Mums Live and she explained how flexible working can enable greater freedom for working parents...
How would these proposed changes work for you? Do you think this would improve your chances of getting work or is just a token gesture? Tell us what you think...
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