She lives in Kingston upon Thames, one of the country's richest areas, but has struggled for years to find full-time after-school and holiday care for Rachel, her 13-year-old severely disabled daughter. Instead, she has had to rely on family and friends, and has taken as much of her annual leave as possible during the summer holidays to care for her daughter.
Ugle says parents in the borough who are social workers, teachers and health professionals will drop their kids off at a holiday club, then spend their days working to make life better for children like Rachel, but she can't find the childcare provision that will enable her, a lone parent, to work as she pleases. "The irony in that has kept me driven," she admits.
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