Ivana La Valle, co-author of A Question of Balance: Lone Parents, Childcare and Work, claimed there was a gap in the Government's 10-year strategy for childcare when it came to free childcare provided by relatives such as grandparents and friends.
"Suppose informal childcare decreases by 10 per cent because grandparents have to work longer," she said. "The next generation of grandparents may not be prepared to do it - it is not very clear who will fill that gap.
"The Government may have said it is not prepared to pay for informal childcare but at the very least it should look into it."
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