The Government claims its newest scheme will fill the hours gap in childcare, yet take-up so far has been minimal. Simon Vevers looks at another job description for childminders
The traditional nine to five working day is increasingly being replaced by irregular work patterns, shift and weekend working that mean many families with children, particularly lone parents, face a childcare dilemma. Without flexible and affordable childcare arrangements they have been unable to take up the jobs that the Labour Government wants them to fill.
The Home Childcarers scheme launched on 1 April is aimed at helping to resolve the problem by allowing registered childminders to care for children at the family's own house. It is designed for those working unsocial hours or those with a child with disabilities where care in the family home would be more appropriate.
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