After-school care waiting list hits 20,000

Some 20,000 children are on the waiting list for a place in an after-school club, due to a ‘totally unexpected’ increase in demand, says a government task force. By the end of this year, some 215,000 children will make use of after-school facilities, an increase of 35,000 on 2006.

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