Families face £1,076 bill per child for summer holiday childcare

The report also found that the average cost of a childminder during the holidays is £234 per week in the UK (PA) - (PA Wire)

Families paying for childcare over the six-week summer holiday now face a bill of £1,076 per child on average – a rise of 4% on last year, a report has found.

Councils have reported a shortage of holiday childcare places – especially for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to research by the Coram Family and Childcare charity.