Nursery World - Costs soaring for all childcare places

The cost of places with nurseries and childminders in England has risen by almost double the rate of inflation, figures from the Daycare Trust's annual childcare costs survey show.

The cost of a nursery place for a child aged two and over has risen by 5.1 per cent and by 4.8 per cent for a child under two.

The average cost of a full-time (50 hours) nursery place in England for a child under two is £176 a week.

The gap between the cost of childminders and nurseries is narrowing, with costs for childminders rising by 9.2 per cent for a child aged two and over and 6.4 per cent for a child under two.

In London, childminders charge on average £104 a week for a child under two - just £5 less than a nursery place for a child of the same age.

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