I posted previously regarding the closure of under 2s provision and fee rises of 70% at Triangle nursery (a council run nursery) in Tottenham.
Like many other parents, I now have no childcare available for my youngest child. I am due to return to work in January following maternity leave.
The council promised help to parents like myself find alternative childcare. I have repeatedly asked for this assistance since September, however my requests have been ignored.
Haringey council are now denying me the council service of childcare brokerage as I have made a formal complaint against them. Ironically part of my complaint includes that they have not offered me assistance with finding childcare despite multiple requests.
I am faced with financial hardship as I won't be able to return to work, and will have to repay all my maternity pay as per my contract. I have communicated this to the council.
I have been contacting elected councillors, who have been ignoring my emails.
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To clarify, after being ignored for months, I made a complaint. Now Haringey council have said they will not offer me the council service of childcare brokerage because I have made a complaint against them.
Hi Natasha
Please contact me. My email is; zena.brabazon@haringey.gov.uk
Best wishes
Zena
Zena Brabazon
Cllr, Harringay ward
Sorry to hear this. You're certainly not alone in being one of thousands of women who face significant barriers to accessing affordable childcare & therefore employment opportunities. I wrote to David Lammy in October about the planned withdrawal of the childcare voucher scheme, no response yet. Hopefully Maternity Action can offer you some sound advice https://www.maternityaction.org.uk/doing_wp_cron=1512591067.3063371...
To update, I have still not received a reply to my complaint made to the council, which was made in July originally, then reiterated in November. I was promised a reply on the 14 December, then one on the 2nd January. I have sent multiple prompts.
A complaint that was meant to be teplied to in 2 weeks (as per council policy) has still not been replied to nearly 6 months on. I still have no childcare (there is not a single nursery within 1 mile of my home or eldest child's school with a under 2 place available). I am worried about the future.
This situation is becoming farcical.
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