It its new report, ‘Investing in Flexible Childcare’, the charity argues that the savings achieved from the delay to the roll-out of Tax-Free Childcare should be used to make sure childcare settings are able to offer the 15 free hours, and from next year the 30 hours, when working parents need them.
The Tax-Free Childcare scheme was due to start in the autumn, but it has been delayed until early 2017 following a legal challenge from the childcare voucher provider companies.
The Family and Childcare Trust is concerned that when the 30 free hours come in, parents will have problems finding childcare at times that suit them.
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