Parents 'missing out on vouchers'

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 24 July 2008

Parents are spending more money on their holiday childcare than they need to, according to nursery chain Busy Bees.

The chain's survey of 200 out-of-school and holiday clubs found that many parents were unaware they could use childcare vouchers towards the cost of holiday childcare. While 90 per cent of the clubs surveyed accepted childcare vouchers, almost 20 per cent said they had no parents using the voucher system. The clubs said there was a lack of knowledge about how vouchers work and many employers did not offer them. Vicky McBride, who runs Out Of School Kids' Clubs, which runs...

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