Jeremy Hunt has announced a "rabbit in a hat" cash injection into childcare in his drive to get parents back to work.
Years of Tory failure have meant mums and dads are saddled with unaffordable costs that have forced thousands to quit work altogether, or work fewer hours.
With Labour breathing down his neck after promising a shake-up, Mr Hunt has finally announced 30 hours of free childcare for working parents with children aged from nine months to five.