Nursery managers will welcome the launch of the Daycare Trust's new online resource, www.payingfor childcare.org.uk, which provides information for parents wishing to calculate exactly what benefits or grants they are entitled to when it comes to contributing to the cost of childcare.
In its major report published last year, the Daycare Trust highlighted what nursery providers had long been bemoaning - that many parents are simply unaware that they qualify for the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit, or are fazed by the bureaucracy involved in trying to access it. The report underlined that while many parents were accessing the free nursery entitlement, the Working Tax Credit, which is aimed at other age groups and at working parents, was received by only 3 per cent of parents.
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