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Cost of a nursery place rises for three- and four-year-olds

The cost of early education and care has fallen for parents of children under the age of two, due to the expanded entitlement, however parents with three and four-year-olds are seeing fees increase, while those ineligible for funding are paying £100 more a week, finds new research.
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According to Coram Family and Childcare’s annual survey, the cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two in England has fallen by more than half compared to last year, while a full time place is 22 per cent cheaper than last year.

In contrast, a full-time nursery place for three and four-year-olds in England has increased by 9.7 per cent in a year.

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