How many children aged under three should childminders and nursery staff be allowed to look after at the same time?
A relaxation in the number of pre-school children that nurseries and registered childminders can oversee has been announced in order to professionalise the pre-school workforce and cut the cost of childcare in England.
Our ninth survey explores the issues of cost and availability of childcare in Britain, sponsored by Imagine Co-operative Childcare.
This year’s survey has found that nursery costs have continued to rise significantly throughout Great Britain. Childminder costs have also increased across Britain in the past 12 months. Reversing the trend from the previous year, out-of-school club costs swelled in England whilst decreasing in Scotland and Wales. Although Family Information Services reported greater childcare sufficiency than in previous years, almost 60 per cent of those surveyed stated that parents had reported a lack of childcare provision. Typically, FIS reported a particular lack of childcare for children aged 12 and over, disabled children and children with special educational needs.
Published: February 2010
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ISBN: 978 1 907305 02 3
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