A Parliamentary Inquiry into childcare for disabled children has just been launched wby Robert Buckland MP and Pat Glass MP. The charities EDCM, the Family and Childcare Trust, Contact A Family and Working Families are supporting the inquiry.
The inquiry aims to gather evidence on how to improve the affordability, quality, availability and access of childcare for disabled children and use this evidence to develop recommendations for Government.
The consultation will remain open until 9 June 2014, 12pm.
Please see the inquiry webpage for details of the consultation questions and how to respond: http://www.edcm.org.uk/childcareinquiry
Families with disabled children can share their views with the inquiry via an online survey which will remain open until 9 June 2014: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M63X2B8
Terms of reference for the inquiry
1. Assess the extent to which disabled children and their families face affordability, quality and access barriers to childcare.
2. Identify good practice and examples of quality childcare provision that promotes the inclusion of disabled children and young people.
3. Examine potential policy measures to address these barriers.
4. Make recommendations as appropriate.
For further or full details of this inquiry: childcarefordisabledchildren@edcm.org.uk