Childcare costs: Parents 'see rise of £5 a week'
Average childcare costs across England, Scotland and Wales rose by £5 a week (or 6%) per child in a year, according to the Daycare Trust's annual survey.
The report, based on figures submitted by Family Information Services, says average weekly costs of care for children of all ages rose from £85.93 per child in 2011 to £90.97 in 2012.
The average full-time nursery place for a child under two cost £11,000 a year.
Reeta Chakrabarti reports.
06 Mar 2013
- From the section Education & Family