In a survey of more than 2,500 parents carried out by the Family and Childcare Trust and Netmums, the Government was awarded marks for key factors that affect family life.
The research forms part of the Family and Childcare Trust’s annual Report Card, which it claims is the only annual assessment of how family friendly the UK is. It analyses national data across four areas: financial resources, work-life balance, essential services for families and children, and family friendly infrastructure such as housing and childcare.
Parents rated access to family-friendly work as a C and gave a C+ for family-friendly infrastructure, including childcare and transport.
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