There is a lot of discussion currently on wrap around child care but I don’t hear and discussion of the impact on a child of being dropped off at school clubs at 8 in the morning and not collected until 6 in the evening. Add travel and that is a very long day for a child. Instead of funding this could we come up with some way of funding parents to work a shorter day? Working life is many years and childcare years can impact on career chances but children matter more. As a society we need to put children centre stage.
