Childcare 'unaffordable' for families of disabled

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 5 October 2006

Families of disabled children are paying up to five times more towards childcare costs than other families, according to a new report from the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign. The campaign is backed by a consortium made up of Mencap, Contact a Family, the Special Education Consortium and the Council for Disabled Children. It says that childcare for disabled children is neither affordable nor fit for the purpose.

Families of disabled children are paying up to five times more towards childcare costs than other families, according to a new report from the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign. The campaign is...

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