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1. Bell, A., Finch, N., La Valle, I., Sainsbury, R. and Skinner, C. (2005). A Question of Balance: Lone parents, childcare and work. NCSR and York University on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Research Report 230.
2. Verwaayen, B. (2003). What Works. Final report of the National Employment Panel's Steering Group on Lone Parents.
3. 'Parents' here is used to refer to parents that were not lone parents. Such parents were accessing the provision set up via the pilot and may or may not have been in receipt of benefits.
4 . 14 contacts for Aberdeenshire were provided via the data capture returns. Although more than 19 returns were provided via the data capture forms, only 19 parents consented to being contacted for the purposes of evaluation.
5. Despite reminders by the Scottish Executive, Fife never featured in these reports.
6. Bell, A., Finch, N., La Valle, I., Sainsbury, R. and Skinner, C. (2205). A Question of Balance: Lone parents, childcare and work. NCSR and York University on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Research Report 230.
7. Taken from figures provided by the Scottish Executive.
8. The postcard system was established by the Executive so that contact details could be collected on lone parents in order for them to be surveyed as part of the evaluation.
9 . Evaluation of the Childcare Taster Pilot and Extended Schools Childcare Pilot Programmes: Qualitative Research into Initial Implementation. BMRB and PSI
10. Free half-time nursery places have existed in Scotland since 2002 for all 3 and 4 year olds whose parents want one. However, parents have to fund childcare for children outside of this age range.
11. Individuals are still eligible for free school meals if they receive Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, and their income is less than £13,910, as assessed by the Inland Revenue, see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/School-Education/18922/16018
12. Lone parents on Income Support may opt to enter into the NDLP programme. Some other New Deal programmes are voluntary.
13. Bell, A., Finch, N., La Valle, I., Sainsbury, R. and Skinner, C. (2005). A Question of Balance: Lone Parents, Childcare and Work. NCSR and York University on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Research Report 230.
14. According to Bell et al. (ibid) although lone parents' orientations towards work and childcare can be broadly grouped into four categories, often lone parents are "situated at some point along a continuum".
15. As stated in the research specification as part of the invitation to tender for the evaluation.
16. See: http://www.surestart.gov.uk/research/evaluations/ness/nesspublications/
17. Verwaayen, B. (2003). What Works. Final report of the National Employment Panel's Steering Group on Lone Parents.
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