Announcing the funding, employment and equal opportunities minister Margaret Hodge last week told a London conference on student parents, organised by the Daycare Trust, 'Training and further education is vital. Without these new places, many parents would not be able to take on the challenge of learning new skills and broadening their horizons, and getting better jobs and pay. Priority for these places will be given to those who need help the most.'
At present student parents face particular problems accessing help with childcare costs, as they are not eligible for the childcare tax credit element of the Working Families Tax Credit. The 4m, which comes from the European Social Fund, is in addition to the 15m that the new Learning and Skills Council will receive to create childcare places over the next three years. The Learning and Skills Council took over from TECs and the Further Education Funding Council on 1 April.
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