Nursery World - Childcare 'unaffordable' for families of disabled

Families of disabled children are paying up to five times more towards childcare costs than other families, according to a new report from the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign. The campaign is backed by a consortium made up of Mencap, Contact a Family, the Special Education Consortium and the Council for Disabled Children. It says that childcare for disabled children is neither affordable nor fit for the purpose.

The campaign is backed by a consortium made up of Mencap, Contact a Family, the Special Education Consortium and the Council for Disabled Children. It says that childcare for disabled children is neither affordable nor fit for the purpose.

Christine Lenehan, director of the Council for Disabled Children, said, 'The population of disabled children is changing and their needs are becoming more complex. Yet too many disabled children and their families are still missing out on essential services and support. Disabled children must no longer be seen as "tragic little victims", but as children with the same rights as anyone else.'

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