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Child Day Care is putting parents off work

The poorest parents in the UK are turning down jobs because they can't afford to pay for childcare if they went out to work.

The poorest parents in the UK are turning down jobs because they can't afford to pay for childcare if they went out to work.

That's according to research from Save the Children and the Daycare Trust.

It also suggests that one in four families has been forced into debt because of the high costs of nurseries and childminders.

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Wed 7 Sep 2011 06:00

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  • Wed 7 Sep 2011 06:00