Black workers' childcare project

The national childcare charity the Daycare Trust has launched a project to discover more about the childcare needs of black and ethnic minority parents and carers.

The trust points out that only 79% of black parents and 67% of Asian parents required any form of childcare in 2001, compared with 87% of white parents.

Director Stephen Burke said: "Childcare can help promote equality and tackle disadvantage but still too many children and families from black and minority ethnic communities are missing out."