{"id":1848,"date":"2016-01-18T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-time-for-childcare-grandparents-to-take-it-easy-theyre-worth-2000-a-year\/"},"modified":"2016-01-18T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T07:06:35","slug":"no-time-for-childcare-grandparents-to-take-it-easy-theyre-worth-2000-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-time-for-childcare-grandparents-to-take-it-easy-theyre-worth-2000-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"No time for childcare grandparents to take it easy, they\u2019re worth \u00a32,000 a year"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGranny and grandad now spend around nine hours a week as carers. Esther Shaw looks at how this role has become vital to hard-pressed parentsWith childcare costs rocketing, many parents rely heavily on grandparents so they can continue working. Figures from the Family and Childcare Trust show that sending a child under two to nursery part-time (25 hours) costs \u00a3115.45 a week in the UK \u2013 or \u00a36,003 a year. That\u2019s a 5.1% rise since 2014, and in London it can be much higher.\u201cIt is beyond the reach of many families, which is why parents are reaching out to grandparents in a bid to make childcare more affordable,\u201d says the trust\u2019s Jill Rutter. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…No time for childcare grandparents to take it easy, they\u2019re worth \u00a32,000 a year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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