This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Stop having to pay for childcare straight away but have instead a Government Loan to pay it back
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The Government issues lots of loans for various schemes. It does not however offer one for childcare. The average cost of childcare is now over £100 a week. For a child under three who are not eligible for a free 20 hour nursery place yet, it works out to be too expensive for a lot of families to work. However if there is an interest free loan to pay back over 10 years. It can be a lot cheaper for example:
If a parent goes back to work when the baby is six months. The childcare cost up to 3 years would be on average £7800 (this is not including holiday). However if there was a loan the cost per week would be £15 a week.
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