{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/641473c7ed587b00112283df?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Childcare gets top billing in the Budget, but will it work?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>After Jeremy Hunt announced an extension of free childcare provision to children older than nine months in the Budget this week, some parents groups are celebrating – but is this really a victory?</p><p><br></p><p>Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Zoë Grünewald and Alona Ferber to discuss what was announced, whether it leaves Labour in a difficult position, and if the new policy will actually deliver what it promises.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to&nbsp;newstatesman.com/youaskus</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribers can get an ad free version of the NS Podcast on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Statesman app</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>New</em></p><p><em>Statesman</em>&nbsp;for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special</p><p>offer. Just visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}