Despite the best efforts of the Government to push mothers into buying in childcare from outside the family, nearly half of working mothers depend on grandparents for childcare, according to a report by Shirley Dex at London University's Institute of Education. Only 37 per cent paid for childminders or nurseries.

Of course child carers can be very good. But in resisting the inducements offered by the government, mothers show a great deal of sense. There is continuity with a grandparent that the child is less likely to enjoy with professional child carers.

There is a report on this in the Daily Mail today but unfortunately I cannot locate it on the Daily Mail website. If anyone can help trace the Daily Mail coverage or any other coverage, I would be grateful.

Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in Parenting

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