Nursery World - Childcare costs survey: nursery fees rise by 6 per cent in a year

The growing gap between the cost of a nursery place and parents' earnings is revealed in the annual childcare costs survey.

Key findings:

The report by the Daycare Trust shows that childcare costs have risen above inflation by 5.8 per cent over the past year, while wages in the UK have risen by just 0.3 per cent.

There was also a shortage of nursery and childminder places for parents, particularly those who work outside the typical working day, with around half of all local authorities in England reporting that they did not have enough childcare places for all working parents.

The survey of family information services across Britain also found that there are significant gaps in the availability of childcare for disabled children – just 12 per cent of local authorities said they had enough childcare to meet their needs.

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