Showing posts with label childcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childcare. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Will increased free childcare, in the budget, discriminate against autistic, SEN kids like mine?


The government has announced an extension to free childcare but a quick calculation shows me that if my son, David, was in childcare now... he would only get ... three... just three hours childcare a week, a tenth of that of his fellow peers. And all because he has autism.   If free childcare is going to be offered it needs to be offered without discrimination. 

Thursday, 9 March 2017

More free childcare in the future?

Nursery hand prints

When Anthony was three years old he was entitled to 15 hours of free childcare each week.  Fantastic.  When David turned three years old, he should have been given the same amount.  But that's not what he got. He got seven.  David only got seven hours because he has autism. Looking back, I can't believe I let it happen.

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