Holiday childcare costs up 6% says new report, with supply shortages still an issue

Mother holding hands with child as they walk down a path on a summer's day with backpacks on their backs.

The price of childcare during school holidays has risen by six per cent compared to last summer, according to a new report.

High average childcare costs have been a headache for working parents for years, but even more so when it was announced that those costs has risen by more than seven per cent. But with school's breaking up for the summer, the news that holiday childcare costs are on the up will be unwelcome for a lot of parents.