Just over 100 children in scheme that was due to offer ‘upwards of 6,000’ places
An ambitious Government plan to provide thousands of after-school places for children of parents returning to the workforce has resulted in just a fraction of the numbers promised being delivered.
In December 2012, Ministers announced details of a new after-school childcare scheme that would provide “upwards of 6,000” subsidised places, targeted at low-income families where parents were planning to return to work. Almost two years later, however, just over 100 children are availing of the after-school scheme.
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