The latest Childcare and Early Years Survey of parents for the reporting year 2023, reveals since nearly the last decade a record number of parents are finding it hard to pay for their childcare
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Just over a third (34 per cent) of parents with children up to the age of four only said they are finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet their childcare costs, compared to 24 per cent in 2021 and 32 per cent in 2022. The DfE says the percentage of parents struggling to pay is the highest its been since 2014.
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