Parents are expected to gain a further helping hand with rising childcare costs when the Chancellor delivers his Spring statement today.
At present, the UK has some of the highest childcare costs in the world.
The average annual cost of a full-time nursery place for a child under two in Great Britain is now a staggering £14,836, according to a report by the charity, Coram. Such high costs are freezing parents out of work as wages do not cover care.
