The Trust’s 17th annual Childcare Survey, published today, shows that the average price of a part-time nursery place for a child under two is now £122 per week, which is over £6,300 a year.
This is up from £116 a week, as found by the Trust last year. The rise comes after years of below-inflation increases.
The cost of a childminder is slightly lower at £107 per week for a child under the age of two attending part-time.
The survey reveals significant variation across the country with costs 70 per cent higher in inner London, the most expensive area at £184 a week, than in the cheapest area at £105 a week in Yorkshire and Humber (see table below).
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