Childcare cost More than six weeks of summer vacation Cost working parents As much as £ 1,800, a charity has been revealed.
A survey found by Children Charity Koram found, while the average British parents will need to be taken out £ 234 a week Holiday Childminder, Its cost in Inner London is £ 306 per week – it is £ 1,800 for six weeks.
This is the first time the annual survey is The cost of childminder involves During the holidays with data on the availability of places in childcare clubs provided by local authorities.
In the last one year, the cost of childcare has increased by 4 percent in England, Wales and Scotland.
But this is not just the cost of care that makes the six -week brakes hard for families, this holiday childcare deficiency is available.
The survey found that only 9 percent of the councils in England had enough spaces for at least 75 percent of children with special educational requirements and disability (send) in their fields.
But this figure is even more in East Midlands, East of England and Inner London, with no councils, which are capable of sending two -thirds of children.
Many councils do not have a clear picture whether they have sufficient holiday childcare for children in their area, “cannot tell or tell” for questions of availability in survey with at least half the answer.
However, where this information is known, with older children, parents who are working at the etipical hours and sending children have the least availability of childcare.
The Korma family and the head of the Childcare Lydi Hodes said: “Childcare’s requirement does not end at the end of the period. The holiday childcare not only helps parents to work, but also gives children a chance to have fun, make friends, make friends and stay active during school breaks. Yet all are often disappeared from childcare dialogues.
“With an increase in Government-One early education has reduced the cost of childcare for the working parents of the under-five in England, the prices for the holiday childcare are going to school-age children. This risk encourages parents to work while their children are young, only to find out that their baby’s school is not durable after it starts. ,
Ms. Hodes argues that childcare is an ongoing issue and after the survey the donation cannot ensure that children are not missing, especially with special educational needs and people with disabilities.
“We need a system that meets the needs of all children, with the ongoing security of free holiday for the disadvantaged families and helps with bills for those who need it, so that any child gets out. School holidays“He said.
After March 2026, the charity is ensuring the government to maintain holiday activities and food (HAF) program that the underprivileged children have cheap childcare during school holidays.
It also wants to see the Holiday Childcare Providers additional funding to meet the needs of children with sand and childcare, which is made available to fit a series of working patterns of parents.
The education department spokesperson said: “We believe that school holidays can be a pressure time for parents, which is why this government is putting back pounds in the pockets of the parents during the holidays and during the period.
“We are expanding free school food for all children whose houses are on universal credits, starting free breakfast clubs in primary schools, and 30 government funded hours of elementary education since September – are rolling out the money of families and help them to work with family life.
“We are continuing funding free holiday clubs through holiday activities and food programs, providing six weeks of activities and food for any child with a low -income family, which requires it.”