The findings come from childcare charity Daycare Trust’s annual Childcare Costs Survey, compiled from figures submitted by Family Information Services in England, Scotland and Wales.
In England the cost of a nursery place has risen by 5.1 per cent, while all forms of childcare costs have seen an increase. In Scotland and Wales, however, the cost of out-of-school care has fallen.
Parents of a child under two pay an average of £4,576 a year in England, £4,368 in Scotland and £4,056 in Wales for 25 hours of nursery care per week. Childcare is most expensive in London, at up to £11,050 per year for 25 hours childcare per week, or £22,100 for 50 hours.
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