The survey, which is being sent to 70,000 parents, will look at the rising cost of childcare and how it is impacting on parents’ home and working lives.
It is hoped the survey will establish to what extent the high cost of childcare is a barrier to work. The findings will be presented to the government.
With an average full time nursery bill for families of £177 a week, the charities say that those with an income below £12,000 are being priced out of the childcare market.
Low-income families have also been hit by a reduction in childcare costs covered by working tax credits from a maximum of 80 per cent to 70 per cent.
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