AgentTink
22-05-2012, 06:07 PM
I was researching how much on average a childcare worker in other European countries made a year against their countries average salary, anyhow I came across this below comment on the NCMA site
"EC data shows that in countries where childcare is cheaper for parents there are high levels of government funding channelled directly to services, so local authorities finance around 80% of the cost of an early years’ place, and parents pay the rest. In the UK, around 13% of childcare costs are subsidised by Government," says Turner.
Full article can be found here
http://www.*************/news_and_events/news/may_2012_news/deregulation_isnt_the_answer.aspx
"EC data shows that in countries where childcare is cheaper for parents there are high levels of government funding channelled directly to services, so local authorities finance around 80% of the cost of an early years’ place, and parents pay the rest. In the UK, around 13% of childcare costs are subsidised by Government," says Turner.
Full article can be found here
http://www.*************/news_and_events/news/may_2012_news/deregulation_isnt_the_answer.aspx