Childcare places at risk as charity folds
Laura Marcus
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Childcare staff and families marched through Glasgow city centre on Saturday calling for government intervention after the Scottish voluntary organisation One Plus went into liquidation last week, with more than 500 jobs at stake. The Scottish Executive has declined to pay out 2m to keep the charity afloat. Glasgow City Council, as One Plus's main childcare customer, has put up 700,000 to allow for a change-over of providers to take place.
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