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Parents or carers in full-time work said to be ‘dreading’ expense, and sum may be even higher in Wales and south-east England

The price of a childminder in London is also the highest in the country

A place at a holiday club now costs an average of £157 per week – 2.3 times higher than the cost of an after-school club during term time.

Pioneering early years centre in north London faces closure as landlord Coram plans to double rent

The Coram Beanstalk charity is celebrating 50 years and is recruiting volunteers to help children with their reading.

Jeremy Hunt is to announce big changes to the childcare system on Wednesday

Pressure on working parents has been building for a long time, with daycare costs increasing as places become more scarce. Two recent reports clearly illustrate the dysfunctional nature of England’s system of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

Two other studies also show there are insufficient places in half of the country’s councils

Many of the patients left in the lurch have life-threatening digestive disorders that render them unable to eat or