Finding pre-school care for their children is a significant challenge for most parents. Finding high quality child care is often even harder. The availability, quality and cost of child care is a daily concern for parents and carers who wish to return to work, who want their children to learn to socialise and play with other children or who simply need a break from time to time to recharge their batteries. Last week’s announcement by childcare minister Elizabeth Truss about changes to statutory childcare regulations has sparked huge debate amongst politicians, parents and child care professionals, with critics claiming that the changes could endanger the quality of available care with no guarantee that costs would be reduced. Continue reading
