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13/01/2014
Average Cost Of Childcare Increases By 19%
The key statistic highlighted in the Annual Childcare Report is that the average cost of childcare throughout the UK has risen by 19 percent, according to Findababysitter.com.
This is stopping 25 percent of the UK's unemployed parents going to work.
The report reveals the true impact that the coalition government is having on UK families, including the biggest barriers to childcare, struggles with returning to work, availability and cost.
Tom Harrow, CEO of Findababysitter.com said: "Our latest childcare report revealed UK parents’ ill feeling towards the government childcare policies, so I made it my mission to understand this better. I met with MPs, who demonstrated a lack of understanding when it comes to childcare – they still think the local nursery is the only option. I created Findababysitter.com to help working parents, like me, to find the perfect, affordable childcare solutions – and since then, we’ve helped over 80,000 parents continue with their lives, rather than being restricted by their decision to have children."
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This is stopping 25 percent of the UK's unemployed parents going to work.
The report reveals the true impact that the coalition government is having on UK families, including the biggest barriers to childcare, struggles with returning to work, availability and cost.
Tom Harrow, CEO of Findababysitter.com said: "Our latest childcare report revealed UK parents’ ill feeling towards the government childcare policies, so I made it my mission to understand this better. I met with MPs, who demonstrated a lack of understanding when it comes to childcare – they still think the local nursery is the only option. I created Findababysitter.com to help working parents, like me, to find the perfect, affordable childcare solutions – and since then, we’ve helped over 80,000 parents continue with their lives, rather than being restricted by their decision to have children."
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Childcare charges rise over summer holidays
Families face a huge rise in the cost of summer holiday childcare, according to a new survey published today by the national childcare charity, Daycare Trust. The typical weekly cost of a place for a child in a summer holiday play scheme is set to rise by 16%, according to the report. Currently, the typical cost for childcare is £67.
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Time off work to care for babies will no longer be limited to new mums. Fathers will also be able to take six months' paternity leave in a move that will allow mothers to decide to return to work after six months and fathers to stay at home for the rest of the 12 months off allowed by law.
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Childcare Costs More Than Mortgage
Many parents in Britain are paying more on average for childcare compared to what they spend on their mortgage according to a study by The Family and Childcare Trust. Families are spending more than £7,549 a year on childcare for one child in part-time nursery and another in an after-school club.
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