POVERTY campaigners will urge the Welsh government today to change its childcare policies to tackle inequality.

The Bevan Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report on childcare concludes that the Welsh government must change its approach to better tackle disadvantage.

Bevan Foundation policy head Dr Steffan Evans said: “The cost of childcare is locking many Welsh parents out of work and denying children access to the opportunities provided by good-quality childcare.