Nursery World - Parents face 100 a week holiday childcare bill

Holiday childcare now costs more than 100 a week, according to the annual survey by the Family and Childcare Trust.

This year’s report, based on a survey of local authorities, highlights the problem of finding suitable holiday childcare for older children.

Working parents living in rural areas and those with disabled children also face difficulties.

The charity warns that a combination of high prices and a shortage of childcare could mean that more parents leave their children at home alone during the summer holidays.

Fees have risen on average by 9 per cent since in the past 12 months.

Six local authorities reported an average cost of holiday childcare at more than £175 a week, equivalent to the maximum support a parent on a low-income can claim through Working Tax Credit.

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