Free childcare for 130,000 more children: Number of two-year-olds receiving free care set to double

“Free school meals” and “Two year olds” should never be in the same sentence, paragraph, nor essay!! SHAME on any so called parent who dumps their child into any school or nursery for long hours well before they should be in compulsory education!!! DO NOT call yourself a Mother.

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Cardinalsss
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Fenny Stratford, United Kingdom,
02/9/2013 09:38

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My husband works full time on a mid to low wage, I am a full time mum. We own our own house and only receive child benefit and small amount of tax credits. I am 39 and previous to having my children worked full time from the age of 21 in retail management, my husband has worked all his life. 6 months ago I was told about the 2 yr old funding and told to apply as I may get it and I have. I am not a scrounger neither is my husband. My children are English, able bodied and intelligent. This story is as always sensationalist and the comments from people bemoaning this free child care are from people who don’t know the real story. I can now go back to work 2 days a week and again give back what we are taking. Don’t judge until you know all the facts.

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gemma
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bristol,
02/9/2013 09:38

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I can’t afford to have another child of my own because I’m paying for other people’s!

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sarah
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Sunderland,
02/9/2013 09:30

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I only had a child when I knew I could afford to send her to nursery as I wanted to go back to my job. I paid for her Childcare as I would expect any patent to want to do. Not to scrounge for free places off the taxpayers.

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Jo
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England,
02/9/2013 09:23

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And the idiots like me who spent years in the education system for a good wage and who work long hours will continue to pay for nursery and dinners while footing the bill for the rest.

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yferch
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ynyman,
02/9/2013 09:17

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Childcare in my area costs around £900. Giving people free childcare it’s like topping up their income by with an extra £13,000 wage. Tax credits, working credits & free childcare are supposed to help the poor but with all the extras they aren’t the poor ones. Why not just create a world where people earn what they work for instead of creating artificial incomes. Why should someone working 16 hours be topped up so they earn the same as a full time worker? Not paying tax as they earn so little or their benefits cost more than they contribute. Also my cousin was entitled to free childcare. Neither her or her husband worked & a place in a private nursery was fully funded or the girl in my work who works 16 hours per week, her partner is on benefits not working & they have funded childcare??Why on earth does the government give free childcare to state funded stay at home parents??

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Jane
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom,
02/9/2013 09:14

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What so many people on here fail to appreciate is that not all people one low incomes who will benefit from this scheme are sitting at home doing nothing. My daughter will be able to attend nursery and interact with other children whereas without this help she would have only me for company most days. I am a single mum but I’m also a graduate who has had to struggle financially while my ex continues with his life with only minimal affect on his bank balance. I will be able to gain two days school experience a week which is vital if I am to gain a place on a teacher training course and better my life and that of my daughter. The reality is as a single parent of a child under 5 it is impossible to work full time, keep a roof over your head and afford childcare costs and everything else that comes with life. I agree that not everyone will see it as an opportunity to get back into work and I too share many people’s view that working parents should be helped.

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Rachel26
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York,
02/9/2013 09:12

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This is infuriating !!! For the families that both parents work they have to pay for child care, yet those who don’t work get to be even lazier and get to send their children to nursery at an even earlier age ? Where is the rewards for full time working parents ??? Another reason why I would like to leave this biased country !!!

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Devil
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In Hell,
02/9/2013 09:08

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It is a con, they only take the two year olds if you have a child with a CAF, if a child is subject to a child protection plan a child with a disability, a child with medical needs or who is involved with social care . A child with special educational needs and the one that really gets me is a child who does not speak English. So lets be honest and get the story right.

– Poohbabe, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, 02/09/2013 07:47

More backside wiping.

And for the record I know of MANY white Brits who’s own children simply grunt because their parents haven’t taught them to speak. That’s where you get the masses being sent to speech therapy.
So let’s be honest and get the sorry right.

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Diya (Brit Born Sikh) 32, Wife/Mum and all round Superwoman
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Taxpayer – Respect Yourself and Others Will Too,
02/9/2013 09:02

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It’s my children I fear for. We, their parents are being bled dry at every turn because we work and we don’t sit on our backsides all day. Our parents ensured we studied hard for DECENT careers which would yield good incomes which we now have. WE got to where we are in life off our own achievements and we were not handed anything for free by the government. We even waited 7 years into our married life before we had our 1st daughter because we wanted to focus on creating a stable and secure environment with total financial independence as any child we have was going to be OUR responsibility.

Our children will be taught the same as we were. They will have decent educations with actual careers at the end. They like us will pay phenomenal amounts into the system and wipe the noses of the lazy and belligerent.

The scary part, can you imagine how much tax they’ll have to pay 15 odd years from now if things carry on as they are? I dread to think.

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Diya (Brit Born Sikh) 32, Wife/Mum and all round Superwoman
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Taxpayer – Respect Yourself and Others Will Too,
02/9/2013 08:58

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