The Holiday Childcare Survey 2015 by the Family and Childcare Trust found that 87 per cent of English local authorities lack sufficient childcare for working parents during the school summer holidays.
The figure is up on the 73 per cent of local authorities that reported a lack of places in 2014.
The Childcare Act 2006 places a legal obligation on local authorities to ensure there is sufficient childcare available for working families.
The report found that in situations where parents are faced with gaps in provision, their search for holiday childcare is being hindered by local authorities, with more than half (53 per cent) failing to provide online information about holiday clubs on their websites.
The report goes on to state that the average price of childcare over the summer holidays has increased by almost eight per cent - well above the rate of inflation.
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