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.
The report said, 'Parents who become involved in early years centres improve their basic skills and participate more frequently in training and education; they seek and obtain employment more readily; they become more active members of the community; they enjoy improved self-confidence and mental health.'
It noted that playgroups tended to involve parents more than nurseries 'and so may well gain a larger proportion of funding to begin with'.
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