Workplace playschemes

The Chancellor's December announcement of tax incentives for employers to provide childcare for staff could give a welcome boost to the development of employer-supported holiday playschemes for the first time in over a decade. Some workplace playschemes have been successfully running for many years, providing much-needed support to parents who are able to work during school holidays as a result. Yet the growth of such provision has been painfully slow, with complexities over tax limiting progress. The Chancellor's new tax breaks could give employers the boost they need, with £50 per week for approved childcare free of income tax and...