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Parents face £1,100 bill for summer holiday childcare
Families face a typical £1,145 summer bill per child as holiday club prices outpace term-time care, the charity said.
- Coram Family research found average holiday childcare costs across Great Britain rose 5% over the past year, leaving families facing a typical six-week summer holiday club bill of £1,145 per child.
- Parents pay over 2.7 times more for holiday clubs than after-school care, with weekly costs averaging £191 versus £70. Six weeks of holiday care costs £726 more than term-time childcare.
- Regional costs surged 16% in London and 12% in the North East, while Wales recorded a 10% rise and Yorkshire and the Humber experienced a 1% fall. Childminder costs increased 7% to average £251 weekly.
- Lydia Hodges, head of Coram Family, warned that "holiday childcare is essential for parents to stay in work." The six-week break often brings sharp cost increases, creating barriers for workforce participation.
- The Holiday childcare survey compiled responses from 199 local authorities in England, Scotland, and Wales, tracking affordability for children aged 14 across Great Britain. This comprehensive dataset underpins the cost analysis.
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Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
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Summer holiday childcare now costs working families more than £1,100 per child
Families across England, Scotland and Wales face average summer childcare costs of £1,145 per child as holiday club prices continue to rise.
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