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The Childcare Voucher Scheme was a UK government initiative aimed at helping working parents benefit from tax efficiencies in order to save money on childcare. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, as of 4 October 2018, schemes are closed to new members as the system was phased out in favour of the tax-free childcare scheme.
Before taking the decision to open a statutory inquiry, it will take the approach set out in its Regulatory and Risk framework. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The commission, therefore, began around 2007 to carry out an intermediate form of action described as regulatory compliance investigations.
By the early 1980s the maintenance grant depended on parental income and for many students, about £300, was a minimum grant. There was no legal obligation on parents to make this up to the full grant. The full grant had increased by 1980 from £380 to £1,430 a year and the minimum grant after the increase was about £430.
Parents with younger children are hardest-hit by a lack of Government support, says the IFS. Parents spending £10,000 a year on childcare – report Skip to main content
Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds. Childcare shortage in most areas as costs rise above £15,000 – report Skip to main content
Another £1.8 billion will be used to expand Government-funded childcare, with a further £15 million to help open nurseries in schools.
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students.
Child trust funds were opposed by the Liberal Democrats at the 2005 general election with the manifesto pledging to move the money into early years programmes instead. . Liberal Democrats have variously argued that recipients may spend the money unwisely, that the policy is overly restrictive in not allowing parents to access the money, and that the money could better be spent on pre-school ...