The conundrum is where both parents are financially compelled to work, by the rising cost of living, but cannot find adequate child care to allow at least part time work for the otherwise non-working parent. Add to this the difficulty in actually finding somewhere that can take the children because the child care facilities are struggling for staff and to cover their operating costs/
Without Government intervention the economic realities actually also work against Hunt's plan to persuade out of work over 50s back to work, they are tied up looking after their grandchildren.