Free public childcare

Headline figure

Universal free childcare ≈ €2bn/yr full cost.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

People Before Profit

Policy area

Children And Youth

Underwrites commitment

Provide free public childcare

First stated

2024-11-14

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against People Before Profit GE2024 Manifesto, p.18: "People Before Profit would transition rapidly to a fully publicly owned and funded National Childcare Service, available to all parents for free."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.