By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network This June's National Sure Start Month is recognition from the highest level that childcare is essential if children are to have the best start in life and if parents are to work and take up training. The Month, along with Kids' Clubs Week (23 - 27 June), gives us all a unique opportunity to celebrate the workers, children and parents involved within family support and childcare services. More importantly, it is a crucial time to raise awareness amongst families about the variety of childcare and help that's available to them.
Accessible and affordable childcare is at the heart of policies aimed at tackling poverty and investing in children. By ensuring parents are aware of the best services available to them in their area, and also the benefits they can claim to assist with cost, we can enable their children to develop and prosper.
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