Nursery World - Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

Coram Family and Childcare’s 15th annual Holiday Childcare Survey found holiday childcare prices have risen by 3 per cent since last summer.

The average cost of one week of holiday childcare is now £138, more than double the price parents pay for after-school clubs during term time, the survey said.

Responses from 96 per cent of English local authorities to the freedom of information requests sent by Coram Family and Childcare suggested working parents would have to find an average of £828 for six weeks of holiday childcare per child.

This means families will spend an extra £484 on covering the summer holiday period compared to term-time childcare.

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