The committee of cross-party MPs, which is chaired by former education secretary Nicky Morgan, will examine the role high-quality, accessible, flexible and affordable childcare can play in supporting labour productivity.
It will scrutinise how childcare schemes are delivered and the quality of computing systems such as the Childcare Service website and its previous failures.
The Committee will also consider the effectiveness of Government initiatives that aim to make childcare affordable (Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers, 30 hours of funded childcare, the childcare element of Universal Credit), how individual initiatives interact with each other and whether they help parents into employment.
Key questions the Committee will consider in the inquiry include:
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