Disabled kids need 'more options' during summer holidays
Date: 18/08/2009 / Category: Indoor play for disability schools and groups
Disabled children need more care and entertainment options during the summer holidays, according to new research.
Parents of disabled children struggle with the availability of childcare during school summer holidays, with a shortage of childcare organisations, according to the Working Families survey.
Disabled children are accommodated in some indoor play centres, such as Gambado, which also offers facilities for children and accepts groups of disabled children.
But parents still feel that they face a postcode lottery with such services and often find nothing that suits their child's needs.
Nearly one in four parents (39 per cent) believe that their responsibilities to their children have prevented them from progressing in their careers.
Commenting on the findings, co-ordinator of the Working Families Waving Not Drowning network Janet Mearns said: "Working Families wants to see better quality and quantity of childcare for disabled children so that both parents and children can make the most of their summer."
Some 6,000 people in the UK sought help from the charity Working Families in 2008, with the organisation admitting it was unable to meet the huge demand.
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