The UK system is a means tested credits for families that private companies can claim.

Still only for a narrow age range, and limited hours, but means they don’t have to compete with “free”, and families that need more hours can get it while also getting the subsidy.

It’s probably true.

Think of it with this alternate headline:

Spotify reclassifies what constitutes a good developer

And no doubt, they’re capturing what these “good developers” do to better train the clanker to make the “bad developers” redundant.