The 2010 Holiday Childcare Costs survey found a postcode lottery and patchwork of childcare availability in Britain. While the average cost of a week's holiday care across Britain had risen by just 3 per cent since last year to £93, the costs varied from £119.32 for private and voluntary sector provision in the East of England region, compared with just £58.89 for local authority-provided schemes in Wales.
The research is based on data provided by 132 Family Information Services in England and Wales and Childcare Information Services in Scotland.
Sixty-three per cent of Family Information Services had received reports from parents about a lack of holiday childcare, compared with 46 per cent from last year. In the south-east, 88 per cent of Family Information Services had received reports of a shortage, compared with just 29 per cent in Scotland.
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