Early years wary of paying grandparents

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 28 March 2002

A Government proposal to pay grandparents for caring for their grandchildren so parents could go out to work or training has been given a mixed reception by early years organisations. The proposal, floated last week by the Department for Work and Pensions (DfWP), has been attributed to Alastair Darling, work and pensions secretary. However, a DfWP spokeswoman has sought to play down the issue, describing newspaper coverage as 'premature and speculative'.

A Government proposal to pay grandparents for caring for their grandchildren so parents could go out to work or training has been given a mixed reception by early years...

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