Daycare Trust respond to Grandparents Plus report
Responding to a report published on 25th March 2009 by Grandparents Plus calling for direct payments for Grandparents providing childcare for their grandchildren, Daycare Trust joint Chief Executive Alison Garnham said:
“Grandparents should be recognised for the role they play providing invaluable childcare, but introducing direct payments would require a process involving registration, auditing and inspection, and I don’t think anyone wants to see Government inspectors in their living room scrutinising their family life.
“If there is money available for childcare then it should be spent on meeting the Government’s pledge to increase the free childcare entitlement to 15 hours per week for 3 and 4 year olds and extend the entitlement to all 2 year olds”.
