[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, there has been 15 hrs child care free for 3&4 year olds...this has been doubled to 30 hrs.This is Ok as far as it goes, but I was thinking that there is precious little child care for children after school at reasonable cost. And other than after school clubs there is nothing for older children. In most cases grandparents step in and fill the bill. This is usually( well from my experience) at no cost to parents.
If we want parents to benefit society by working, then either employers need to be offering working hours that are more flexible(and I know in reality this is not always possible) or there needs to be more support for families.

Congratulations on becoming one of those 'G' things.(a grandparent)

Skanks are those in society who do not recognise their responsibilities( only their rights)and usually do not work...so your daughter does not fit the criteria and I would think that she never will.