Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April
Annette Rawstrone
Friday, May 22, 2020
Children’s minister Vicky Ford has thanked early years professionals for their ‘continued dedication’ in helping critical workers and parents of vulnerable children to access childcare during the pandemic, as official statistics reveal the take-up of childcare during lockdown.
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