Increases in the cost of childcare continue to soar above the rate of inflation, and this means that parents are finding it hard to access the provision they need.
The Daycare Trust's annual survey of childcare costs reveals increases of about five per cent across the board, with some families in inner London facing a 17 per cent rise in the cost of a week's nursery care for a child aged under two.
On average, parents in Britain pay 120 to 140 per week for a nursery place or care from a childminder, but there are dramatic regional and intra-regional variations. In inner London some parents pay 350 a week for a nursery place.
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