Families face £1,076 bill per child for summer holiday childcare

FAMILIES paying for childcare over the six-week summer holiday now face a bill of £1,076 per child on average - a rise of 4% on last year, a report has found.

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Councils have reported a shortage of holiday childcare places - especially for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to research by the Coram Family and Childcare charity.

It suggests families in the UK pay on average £1,076 for six weeks at a holiday childcare club for a school-age child, which is £677 more than they would pay for six weeks in an after-school club during term time.