Subsidies proposed for all-day childcare

By Annette Rawstrone, Nursery World, 16 May 2002

A proposal to provide a fixed fee state-subsidised childcare scheme for children under the age of three, based on a system operating in Quebec, Canada, has been unveiled by the Scottish National Party (SNP). The idea, which was outlined in an education policy discussion paper launched last week, would offer subsidised daily childcare sessions of up to ten hours in a bid to support parents who want to return to work.

A proposal to provide a fixed fee state-subsidised childcare scheme for children under the age of three, based on a system operating in Quebec, Canada, has been unveiled by...

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