Free child care

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Not all career structures support this. Our little ones are in childcare 3 days per week as if Mrs OG leaves her academic career, there is no route back into it.

We do however still see the point of having children, which is just as well really.

I think part-time 2-3 days per week is definitely a good compromise and keeps the wife in work. I can see that benefiting all parties a lot more.

[original PM]

what about those relationships where the woman is the main wage earner (or at least the higher of the two) should the man be the one staying at home?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

NWP2C

Though I agree somewhat with your point, things aren't always that easy and straightforward a multitude of things can happen for one we've seen wages depressed for years while utility bills and fuel has gone up. Can you honestly say you're able to factor all these things in when planning to have a child and thinking about the financial consequences?

I totally understand some people are forced to go back to work due to financial constraints, I am just saying that things shouldn't be that way. Mum's should be allowed to do what nobody else can do better than them - that is to be a mother for their children.

[TheFaQQer]

what about those relationships where the woman is the main wage earner (or at least the higher of the two) should the man be the one staying at home?

Yes

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

so only the rich or the government funded should have children?

Not at all - I am just saying that if you are in the privileged position to be a freelancer or on a high income then mum staying at home is best IMO.

[DodgyAgent]

I totally understand some people are forced to go back to work due to financial constraints, I am just saying that things shouldn't be that way. Mum's should be allowed to do what nobody else can do better than them - that is to be a mother for their children.

Allowed?!!
By who's authority?

It is perfectly possible for mums who work to look after their children are also very good mothers. It is also true that many men feel threatened by women who want to work. Part of the reason why men make themselves so rich is driven by insecurity which is manifested by the type of woman that they marry.

[eek]

The coalition will be panicking about the free school meals initiative in a little bit, when they realise that it ends up in a massive cut in income to schools which get pupil premium money.

Umm it doesn't. This free school meal bit supposedly releases more money as it means it comes from a different pot.

the 2014-15 pupil premium is set at £1300 I can't see that dropping as the trend is to move money away from local authority rules to a pay per pupil model..

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Allowed?!!
By who's authority?

It is perfectly possible for mums who work to look after their children are also very good mothers. It is also true that many men feel threatened by women who want to work. Part of the reason why men make themselves so rich is driven by insecurity which is manifested by the type of woman that they marry.

IMO a mother's true instinct would be that her children come before her career. That may be balanced by part-time working/flexible working etc. but I can't see how a good mother would chose career over the quality time with her babies.

[TheFaQQer]

Umm it doesn't. This free school meal bit supposedly releases more money as it means it comes from a different pot.

the 2014-15 pupil premium is set at £1300 I can't see that dropping as the trend is to move money away from local authority rules to a pay per pupil model..

Pupil Premium is determined by how many pupils are registered for free school meals. Giving everyone a free school meal means that there is no incentive to register for free school meals. Which in turn means that there is a reduction in the amount of money that the school receives via pupil premium.

Tower Hamlets has been doing free school meals for primary places for a while, and one of the unintended consequences is that the PP money dropped off because there is no reason for the parent to register any more.

So, you either need to get parents to still register (which they won't), or you need a new metric to measure whether a pupil should receive the pupil premium money instead (which isn't a straightforward task).

Grabbed the headlines with little thought to the implementation - the story of many coalition policies to date.

[vetran]

Not at all - I am just saying that if you are in the privileged position to be a freelancer or on a high income then mum staying at home is best IMO.

Unfortunately without some sort of subsidised childcare then the result is only the rich & government funded can afford to have children. I personally would like to see more rounded childcare in schools (start at 7-8am and finish at 6-7pm so once the child goes to school mum can work full time) at a fair rate.