Childminder costs over school summer holidays as high as £1,800, research finds | Children
According to a new study, working parents who are dependent on children caregivers to take care of their children during the summer holidays of British school are faced with bills up to £ 1,800 for six -week child care.
A survey conducted by children’s charity institution found that families in London could wait for an average of £ 234 £ £ 234 per week for an average of £ £ 234 per week for a holidaymaker caregiver.
Wales and holiday children’s caregivers in Scotland are marginalically higher-when compared to £ 233 in the United Kingdom, £ 249 and £ 238, respectively, the British families will have to find about $ 1,400 to cover the six-week break.
Currently, the survey conducted in the 20th year, during the holidays, the cost and presence of places in the holiday children care clubs, as well as annual data provided by local authorities, as well as published children’s caregiver costs for the first time.
The latest data reveals that the costs of the holiday children care club in England, Wales and Scotlands increased by 4% last year, and working parents face an average of £ 179 per week-more than two and a half times the cost of a total period of £ 1,075 for a six-week break.
It also reveals especially special education needs and important places of place for disabled children (SOD). In the UK, only 9% of the councils have enough places for 75% of children sent in their regions. Eastern Midlands, in the east of England and London, a single council cannot meet this commitment.
Coram said that many Councils in the UK have no clear picture of whether they have sufficient holiday children care and that they were “not retention or not to say that the data is not kept or not.”
Lydia Hodges, the Coram family and Children’s care, said: “The need for child care does not end at the end of the period. Holiday and child care not only helps parents work, but also gives children the chance to have fun during school breaks, to make friends and to be active.
“The increase in early education financed by the state has reduced child care costs for parents working in the UK, but holiday children care prices are rising to school -age children. This is the risks to encourage parents to work when they start to work when they start working.”
“Holiday child care is an ongoing issue and we cannot be sure that children – especially those with special education needs and obstacles – without a clear picture of how much holiday children care are in every field.”
The philanthropy government calls for more financing, training and support to holiday children care providers to meet the needs of children with SOD.
Arooj Shah, Chairman of the Council of Children and Junior of the Local Government Association, said, “Although the Council accepts the importance of the existence of sufficient provision for children with SOD, it may be difficult to ensure that the right provision is present, especially when many providers are currently encountered.
“Councils work together with providers in close cooperation to improve access to holiday children care for children, but it will be difficult to deliver it without hiring investment and quality personnel.”
“We know that school holidays can be a pressure time for parents, so this government puts back into the pockets of the parents in the pockets of the parents.
“We expand free school meals to all children who have household universal loans, introducing free breakfast clubs in primary schools and publish 30 hours of early education hours from September – we help families to balance money and family life.
“We also continue to finance free holiday clubs through holiday activities and meal program that offer six weeks of activities and meals for any child from a low -income family in need.”
