It is the initial step in a lon
g journey to ensure that this country has affordable, non-profit, quality child care spac
es. Contrary to the Conservatives who like to suggest that our society will come to rack and ruin if we proceed down this path, we say that we have a responsibil
ity to families who choose to work, or who must work, to ensure that th
eir children are in safe ...[+++], secure, quality child care arrangements.