Pregnant Then Screwed protects, supports and promotes the rights of mothers who suffer the effects of systemic, cultural, and institutional discrimination through our various schemes and activities. They believe that childcare should be affordable, high‑quality and accessible to all. They are campaigning for change how work is designed so that mothers and primary carers aren’t pushed out of jobs, opportunities or financial security.

Find out why childcare has become a societal issue and not one thats faced solely by families.

Discover why there needs to be a system change in Scotland and how FCSS was created to be that change on the back of a flexible childcare pilot project in Dundee which was initially delivered by One Parent Families Scotland.

Find out how book by the hour childcare supports parents back into education or employment, discover how flexible childcare delivers quality and why some Local Authorities are allowing parents to use their funded hours flexibly.

Find out how providers can advertise their services, take bookings and enquiries, manage their service users and always make sure that they have enough team members to support the successful delivery of their services.

Discover how the software will support parents to find the early learning and school age childcare, and children’s clubs and activities that they need to support them back to the workplace.

And most importantly, find out how Caerus has been designed to support providers to deliver flexible childcare options.

This is the first FCSS Podcast in a series that aims to raise awareness of the challenges in current childcare models in the UK and highlight solutions that will support parents and providers alike.

We will highlight issues including: sustainability, funding rates, workforce capacity, the barriers experienced by parents, the need for whole family support and the growing requirement for increased support for families whose children have additional support needs.