I think the trouble with free childcare -or any sort of childcare in the UK -is that it's hit and miss. Even childminders are becoming subject to increasing regulation and I'm in no doubt that this is putting many would-be and existing childminders off.
Any serious intervention in this issue by Govt will involve heavy taxation and I doubt very much if taxpayers would be willing to stump up with the necessary funds, despite platitudes to the contrary.
If anything, I think any funding should go into supporting the people whose children could really benefit from some state intervention.
If you want to, or need to, continue to work once your children are born, then perhaps you should factor that into your decision to have kids or not.
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