The findings show that holiday childcare costs have risen by 6 per cent since last year, with parents now facing an average bill of £175 per child, per week, amounting to over £1,000 for the six-week break.
A place at a holiday club now costs 2.5 times more than an after-school place during term time, £175 per week compared to £69. This means that families using clubs for the six- week summer holiday face costs of £1,048 for each school-age child, £635 more than they would pay for six weeks of care during term-time.
According to the report, there have been ‘significant’ price increases across several parts of the UK, notably in Wales, which has seen a 15 per cent rise in costs over the last year, and Yorkshire and the Humber where costs have risen by 13 per cent.
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