The Government is to issue £100 parenting classes vouchers to parents of under fives in a trial scheme launched in Middlesbrough, North London and Derbyshire. Parents will be able to collect the free vouchers from Boots.
The Government is to issue £100 vouchers for parenting classes in an attempt to stem the breakdown of family discipline blamed by ministers for last year's riots.
The free vouchers will be distributed through Boots, the high street chemist, as part of a strategy to ensure as wide a take-up as possible, according to The Mail on Sunday.
Known as Can Parent - the scheme is said to be the brainchild of David Cameron's strategy adviser Steve Hilton, who is leaving No 10 to lecture in California for a year.
The Department for Education, which will oversee the scheme, confirmed that an announcement was imminent.
"We want all families to be able to easily access excellent information on parenting. We will be making an announcement about this next week," a spokeswoman said.
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