Produced with the assistance of Children in Scotland, the survey shows that the cost of out-of-school childcare in Scotland increased by 29 per cent last year, while the cost of a nursery place rose by 12 per cent.
Dr Bronwen Cohen, chief executive of Children in Scotland, said: "These soaring increases leave Scottish parents facing the steepest rise in Britain and underline the urgency of implementing Scotland's early years strategy. Children in Scotland is calling for the Treasury to make new funding available to bring our early years infrastructure into the 21st century."
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