The latest childcare gap to be identified is among parents working unsocial hours - but they have to know that care is available before they will seek it. Simon Vevers investigates
While the Government urges employers to introduce 'family-friendly' policies for an acceptable balance between work and home life, evidence from a new report suggests that more people are working unsocial hours than ever before and face increasingly difficult childcare dilemmas.
Around the Clock: Childcare services at atypical times, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), looks at the growth of the 24-hour society in Britain and examines the sparse childcare options as 'more people are now working outside the standard nine-to-five day, Monday to Friday, than are working solely within it'. But it also highlights some innovative initiatives which are battling to close this particular childcare gap.
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