Childcare: Mothers 'fear playgroup cliques'

Mothers in deprived areas are put off from playgroups by fears about cliques of other mothers - or because they think they are not from the "right social class", research suggests.

A study from Bristol University has been trying to find out why families most in need of help are often the least likely to use children's centres.

It found one in four had gone once - and then had never gone again.

Worries about not fitting in were claimed to be more important than cost.
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