Originally Posted by
Simona
2 parents earning the minimum wage means they earn £6.31 x2 = £12.62
In addition to that they have a variety of benefits the state provides for them...and C/Vouchers too if their employer is in the scheme...not sure about anyone else but I personally get no benefits, subsidise childcare and am fed up being told the utter lie we are 'too expensive', we need to be affordable and high quality
I have asked this before :affordable to whom? if delivery is not affordable to me I will opt out
High quality is not cheap...try buying an organic chicken for £3!!!
Childcare is a family requirement so both parents should contribute not just the 'mother' as we usually hear...why do we always quote the mothers' wages and leave the father out?
the same way I think both parents contribute towards the mortgage, food and utilities bills
we should also respect those mothers who wish to stay at home and nurture their babies in their ever decreasing childhood.
I hope the minimum wage gets raisesd...in fact I am a huge fan of the living wage....but that is where we have gone wrong because we worry about the demand side and never the supply one: the result is CMs are leaving in droves, many contemplate something else and the govt continues to see us as the charities that subsidise childcare for them.....entirely my view of course!
We have put ourselves in a very vulnerable position because we do our job out of commitment and love...yes...maybe.... but our families and standards of living matter too....our mortgage needs to be paid and food put on the table
We have gone on and on complaining about this and that...writing letters...trying to engage with the powers that be ...it has got us nowhere, maybe we should do like the French and take to the street in protest...then the govt might take notice
So yes while I totally understand that parents are on the minimum wage my question is: why should I earn less than that?
I refuse to be reassured that £3.50 is fine for delivering high quality education and care....
In addition I have no idea what parents can claim from the state, I have no idea of tax credits, I never get involved with parents' benefits...it is their business not mine...how many CMs also keep their earnings low so they can continue to claim Tax Credits...that is not what some of us do...so lets think again before saying 'but how can parents afford it'?
My area is affluent ...my fees affordable to these families and yet they have moaned at times while sending their children to private schools and living in £1,000,000 house
So yes let the state help the needy...that is what the wonderful welfare system is for..... but lets stop subsidising the well off
once again entirely my view!!