The annual Holiday Childcare Survey, from the Family and Childcare Trust, found 87 per cent of local authorities in England – and 95 per cent in Wales – did not have enough holiday childcare to meet demand. In Scotland just three local authorities had sufficient childcare.
The figure is is up on last year's survey, when 73 per cent of local authorities in England lacked sufficient holiday childcare.
Forty-four local authorities in England reported that the number of places in holiday clubs had fallen since 2014.
The findings are based on a survey sent to all local authority Famiy Information Services in England, Scotland and Wales in May, asking for the average cost of holiday childcare projects and whether there was enough holiday childcare for different age groups, those in rural areas, for disabled children, and where parents worked full-time. Responses were received from 187 of the 202 local authorites that were sent the survey.
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