The charity has found that many parents of disabled children cannot go out to work because of a lack of suitable, affordable childcare. In the face of inaccessible premises, a lack of trained staff and high costs, working parents tend to rely on informal childcare. This minimises the financial incentive to work, as they are unable to access childcare tax credits.
A report published by the charity earlier this month, called Nobody ever wants to play with me, says many parents of disabled children felt they had not been helped by the funding channelled through the New Opportunities Fund cash for out-of-school care and awarded by the Scottish Executive for the national childcare strategy.
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