Open All Hours? Flexible Childcare in the 24/7 Era assessed the demand for childcare outside the standard 8am to 6pm opening times and found most parents had difficulty getting childcare overnight, at weekends and in the evening.
The survey of 400 parents, including NHS employees, airport workers and care home workers found 16 per cent of parents work shifts while one in 10 works more than 40 hours per week and four in 10 parents work hours that vary from week to week.
As well as the survey and interviews with parents and providers, the charity analysed Childcare Sufficiency Assessments and the Labour Force Survey.
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