30 hours of ‘free’ childcare scheme ruled misleading by advertising watchdog

Father of three-year-old boy complained government offer was valid for only 38 weeks a year and subsidised by other charges

The government has been cowed into clarifying the facts about its “free” childcare offer after a father complained to the advertising watchdog that the Department for Education’s description was misleading.

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The true cost of ‘free’ childcare can only be met by asking parents to foot the bill

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2AFeGPo