Education and Skills written question – answered at on 15 May 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many nursery and crèche places are provided for people working in his Department; what charges are made for the provision of such services; and what other facilities are provided for the children of employees of his Department.
The Department is committed to quality child care support for staff and provides a range of options which consists of the following:
Fifty nursery places on its Runcorn and Sheffield sites. In Runcorn; parents pay £16.90 per day and receive a departmental subsidy of £6.80 per day. In Sheffield, parents pay £16.50 and receive a departmental subsidy of £6.50 per day;
Pre-school age child care vouchers which are payable for 48 weeks per year and are valued at £20 per week for Runcorn, Sheffield and Darlington staff and £30 per week for London staff. These amounts are pro-rated for part-time staff. Currently, 154 parents received these vouchers;
School age vouchers, introduced from
In addition, a Childcare Salary Sacrifice scheme was introduced on
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