The proportion of local authorities able to offer full-time places for families who need them has more than halved to just seven per cent of councils this year, the study by Coram Family and Childcare has found.
Last year 16 per cent of councils had enough holiday childcare provision for disabled children.
The lack of specialist places for disabled children comes amid escalating cost of places and “patchy availability” for all children during holiday times, according to the charity.
It found that the cost of holiday childcare, for children with and without disabilities, has risen by five per cent since 2021, with the average cost now £147.70 a week, double the cost of places during term time.
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