Kids, the charity for disabled children and their families, and Mencap, polled disabled parents during September and received 1,192 responses from across England about their use of childcare during the summer.
Two-thirds of families surveyed reported that they found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to find appropriate chidlcare for their disabled child. One in five families also pay more than twice as much for childcare than the national average.
One in ten parents said that they had been refused a childcare place because of their child’s disability.
Ahead of half-term next week, the charities are calling for local authorities to improve their childcare provision for disabled children.
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