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Responding to 4Children’s poll that finds one in five parents are considering reducing hours or giving up work altogether in 2015, Anand Shukla, chief executive at the Family and Childcare Trust said:
“Our own research found that part-time childcare costs for a family with two children are higher than the average UK mortgage bill, so it is no surprise that the price of childcare prevents parents from working. What’s clear is that the system isn’t working. The general election is a key opportunity for parties to sort this mess out and commit to a long-term childcare strategy that delivers for parents, providers and children.”
Responding to 4Children’s poll that finds London childcare is set to cost a quarter of London parents their jobs in 2015, Anand Shukla, chief executive at the Family and Childcare Trust said:
“The childcare system in London represents a big barrier to employment for far too many people in our capital. Our 2014 London childcare report not only highlighted exorbitant costs, but also found that a paltry four out of 33 London boroughs had enough childcare for working parents. For many London parents, work won’t pay until there is a complete overhaul of our broken childcare system.”
The Family and Childcare Trust’s annual childcare costs survey is the definitive report on childcare costs and sufficiency in the UK and its data are used by the Department for Education and OECD.
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Contact: Mark Bou Mansour, Communications and Campaigns Manager. Telephone: 0207 940 7535, mobile: 07538 334 772, email: mark@familyandchildcaretrust.org.
About the Family and Childcare Trust
The Family and Childcare Trust aims to make the UK a better place for families. We are a leading national family charity in the field of policy, research and advocacy on childcare and family issues, with over 40 years’ experience. Our on-the-ground work with parents and providers informs our research and campaigns. We focus on the early years and childcare because they are crucial to boosting children’s outcomes throughout life and supporting parents to work.