It is no secret that Britain has the highest number of teenage pregnancies in Europe. One part of the Government's strategy is to lower this, but there is also a commitment to increasing the proportion of teenage parents in education and work. This is seen to be essential in order to reduce their risk of long-term social exclusion. To this end, the National Childminding Association (NCMA) is piloting a three-year 3m Government and European Social Fund project to provide free, high-quality childcare for teenage parents.
NCMA chief executive Gill Haynes describes the Teen Parent project as 'evidence-based and action-researched': the NCMA put together its proposal after studying research carried out by the Social Exclusion Unit which shows that pregnancy among 16-to 18-year-olds is the single largest predictor of unemployment.
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