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Childcare voucher firms join forces to promote best practice

Six childcare voucher companies have joined forces to launch an industry body and promote best practice within the sector.

The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) has published a Code of Practice for its members, which so far include Computershare Voucher Service, Edenred, Employers for Childcare, Faircare, Grass Roots Group, and Sodexo Motivation Solutions, to encourage industry-wide standards.

The Code also sets out what parents, employers and childcare providers can expect from members of the CVPA and a complaints procedure if members fail to comply with the appropriate standards.

Fiona Shields, chair of the CVPA, said, 'The establishment of the CVPA will help ensure the successful and effective continuation of the childcare vouchers scheme and its role in developing a vibrant and diverse childcare sector.'

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