- LET'S ACCEPT QUALITY COSTS
I read the interview with Elizabeth Gardiner with interest andfrustration (20 August-2 September). Even thinking of asking nurseriesto provide overnight care and then wondering 'how do you avoid passingthe cost on to parents?' shows the problems that nurseries are upagainst.
The short answer is that you don't avoid passing on the costs toparents. If parents want, or need, to work then they must expect to payfor the care their children receive. Good quality childcare costs moneyand it isn't Government's job to pay for it; it should be part of thecalculation parents do when deciding whether to go back to work.
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