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I WAS shocked to read that research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission suggests a third of families rely on grandparents for childcare. Shocked, that is, that it isn't more.
Virtually every working mother I know - myself included - relies on parents to help look after her children, for at least some of the time. There are several good reasons for this, top of which is that to put two under-fives into full-time childcare costs significantly more than the average mortgage. When I tell my single or newly- married friends that nursery costs more than pounds 40 per child - per day - they think I'm either delusional, abysmal at maths, or that the establishment I've chosen serves smoked salmon and caviar blinis for lunch.See the full content of this document
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Did Anyone Ask What Grandparents Think?
The reality is that this is what a normal - though admittedly good - nursery costs. And here up north we should count ourselves lucky: a friend relo...
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