'Pay settings for involving parents'

Any early years setting that strives to involve parents should be rewarded financially, an independent think-tank has told the Government. The call was made by the Social Market Foundation in a report, The Parental Stake in Pre-school Education, published last week. The report said the Government needed to recognise the impact that helping out in their local playgroup, pre-school or day nursery had on parents, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.