Using childcare vouchers to pay for Scouts is something that the TSA have considered, as it would be a helpful financial support for families.
However, looking in to the requirements for this to happen, each individual Scout group would need to sign up with Ofsted as a childcare provider. As there are then extra requirements around reporting and inspections associated with this, we believe that it would be too much extra work and responsibility for volunteers to take on.
Whilst some groups may be happy doing this, we wouldn’t want to push it centrally as we know how much time and energy our volunteers already dedicate to Scouting.