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Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Government’s childcare reforms ‘risk worsening outcomes’ for poorer children

Ministers should target funding ‘more fairly towards disadvantaged children’ rather than higher income families, a report has said.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Price of childcare costs now an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023