Nursery World - Parents demand childcare choice

Good-quality childcare should be a key priority and flexible working should be a right for a family-friendly society, according to parents in a new survey. The report by the National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI), called Making Britain Family Friendly, published to coincide with this week's National Parents' Week, is based on findings from a MORI poll of 1,400 parents carried out on behalf of the NFPI.

The report by the National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI), called Making Britain Family Friendly, published to coincide with this week's National Parents' Week, is based on findings from a MORI poll of 1,400 parents carried out on behalf of the NFPI.

More than half the parents questioned thought the Government had failed to consider the needs of families and children. Most thought a society where a culture of acceptance and tolerance was fostered towards children and young people was more important than increased financial support or legislation.

The report's author, Gill Keep, NFPI project director, said, 'What emerges strongly from the report is that while most families like where they live, parents, children and young people still feel unwelcome and undervalued in their own community.'

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