Petition for Free Nursery Places for Under 2's

[TANZARELLI]

Please take a moment to sign up to this petition:

 

A study by charity the Daycare Trust has stated that childcare costs have risen by 5 percent in the last year. This is more than twice the rate of inflation. As the government is calling for more women to return to work' date=' we are calling for the government to put its money where its mouth is and make a serious and un-patronising contribution to the cost of childcare for working families by making free childcare places available for under two year olds.[/quote']

 

Petition to: Provide more financial help towards child care costs for 'under two's' for working parents.

[intercityman]

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[Mamie]

signed

[TANZARELLI]

Nice one

[isidore]

signed, sent to my entire contact list and bumped

[TANZARELLI]

Thanks

 

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[TANZARELLI]

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[ScarletPimpernel]

I do not feel able to sign such a petition. These will not be 'free' places, they will be paid for by funds raised by taxes.

 

The decision to breed should be an informed one, taking into account the financial and lifestyle restrictions imposed by small children, as well as the responsibility for caring for them.

[Chesterexpress]

Well said Scarlet.

[robin9342]

I do not feel able to sign such a petition. These will not be 'free' places, they will be paid for by funds raised by taxes.

 

The decision to breed should be an informed one, taking into account the financial and lifestyle restrictions imposed by small children, as well as the responsibility for caring for them.

 

True enough, but at least this would be a better use of our taxes than some of the crackpot things our government wastes billions of pounds on at the moment!

[TANZARELLI]

I do not feel able to sign such a petition. These will not be 'free' places, they will be paid for by funds raised by taxes.

 

The decision to breed should be an informed one, taking into account the financial and lifestyle restrictions imposed by small children, as well as the responsibility for caring for them.

 

Your point here is?

 

Are you trying to say that I didn't consider this before having children, because I find this offensive and you know absolutely nothing about my lifestyle homelife or anything else about me, also if you are insinuating that I don't choose to look after my child and would rather pass them over to someone else instead of looking after them myself then you are also sadly mistaken.

 

Situations arise and financial restraints also impact on peoples lives. Its all very well saying people should have thought about it before breeding LMAO how narrow minded is that.

 

The point is, I have a responsible job, I earn a fairly decent salary now, I have financial commitments, and I provide for my daughter. I do not own property and have to pay what I believe to be excessive rent, utilities, running a car which I need for work as have to comute 40 miles each day. My partner also works full time and my daughter always comes first with her also. We don't live extravengant lifestyles by any stretch of the imagination, however when all is paid we are left without much as the majority has gone on putting a roof over our heads £650 per month and childcare £480+ a month.

 

Whether or not an informed decision has been made the fact of the matter is that the price of childcare has rocketed over the years.

 

In an ideal world I would love to (as would my parter) stay at home and full time look after my child who incidently is 2 in June so this is not something I am doing for her/our benefit.

 

Things are not like this.

 

No offense meant in this post.

[midge61]

Hi

 

Can I just say that whilst I totally sympathise with your situation I feel what is really needed is for the government to truly be family friendly and offer the sort of support that other countries such as Sweden and France offer.

 

Our children face becoming instatutionalised because of the financisl restraints put on parents who would much rather have the important role of being a parent supported and recognised.

 

Perhaps if parents were allowed to do their job properly then we wouldn't have so many detached and troubled teens without a proper belief in theirselves.

 

This is not aimed at you Tanz and not aimed to offend just a point of view.

[ScarletPimpernel]

Your point here is?

 

Are you trying to say that I didn't consider this before having children, because I find this offensive and you know absolutely nothing about my lifestyle homelife or anything else about me, also if you are insinuating that I don't choose to look after my child and would rather pass them over to someone else instead of looking after them myself then you are also sadly mistaken.

 

Situations arise and financial restraints also impact on peoples lives. Its all very well saying people should have thought about it before breeding LMAO how narrow minded is that.

 

The point is, I have a responsible job, I earn a fairly decent salary now, I have financial commitments, and I provide for my daughter. I do not own property and have to pay what I believe to be excessive rent, utilities, running a car which I need for work as have to comute 40 miles each day. My partner also works full time and my daughter always comes first with her also. We don't live extravengant lifestyles by any stretch of the imagination, however when all is paid we are left without much as the majority has gone on putting a roof over our heads £650 per month and childcare £480+ a month.

 

Whether or not an informed decision has been made the fact of the matter is that the price of childcare has rocketed over the years.

 

In an ideal world I would love to (as would my parter) stay at home and full time look after my child who incidently is 2 in June so this is not something I am doing for her/our benefit.

 

Things are not like this.

 

No offense meant in this post.

 

My post was deliberately couched in general terms. I'm not sure how you have managed to construe it as aimed at you and been offended by it.

 

Whilst I'm sure some people think carefully before having children, there are many who do not, and we all pay for the consequences.

[TANZARELLI]

Hi

 

Can I just say that whilst I totally sympathise with your situation I feel what is really needed is for the government to truly be family friendly and offer the sort of support that other countries such as Sweden and France offer.

 

Our children face becoming instatutionalised because of the financisl restraints put on parents who would much rather have the important role of being a parent supported and recognised.

 

Perhaps if parents were allowed to do their job properly then we wouldn't have so many detached and troubled teens without a proper belief in theirselves.

 

This is not aimed at you Tanz and not aimed to offend just a point of view.

 

I'll let you into a little secret, I believe in being reponsible and also for taking responsibility. I am fully aware that parents need to spend time with their children not only when they are young but when they go throught the transition into adulthood.

 

I am actually a full time senior youth worker and know from experience a fair bit about so called "troubled teens" I work with them a minimum of 4 evenings a week and some weekends.

 

I also totally agree that parents need to take responsibility for their children and agree that this is partly to blame for the way that some societies are functioning.

 

This is not about that though. This is about choice and about the freedom to return to work but without the pressure to if you choose not to. Its about positive use of taxes and also its about developing societies/communitites if we can look at the bigger picture.

[TANZARELLI]

My post was deliberately couched in general terms. I'm not sure how you have managed to construe it as aimed at you and been offended by it.

 

Whilst I'm sure some people think carefully before having children, there are many who do not, and we all pay for the consequences.

 

I agree with this SP, and also the fact that people often see it as a way to sponge off benefits and avoid working. But this is not what I am on about here.

 

I am on about the government putting its money where its mouth is and supporting those parents who wish to work (therefore not claiming other benefits) and contribute to tax and NI payments, by providing suitable childcare facility so that they can move out of the poverty trap and therefore wellbeing and more than likely there health is increased meaning, if your looking at the bigger picture less of a drain on other resources such as the NHS etc.

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Petition to: Provide more financial help towards child care costs for 'under two's' for working parents.