Childcare Fees ‘continue to rise’
Posted by Marcus | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 21-01-2010
Tags: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7853510.stm
0
This is an extract taken from the BBC website stating how childcare costs are have increased dramatically. By using childcare vouchers parents can save up to £1,196 per year.
“Many parents in Britain are paying in excess of £8,000 a year for a full-time nursery place, a survey suggests.
The Daycare Trust found the yearly cost of a typical nursery place for a child under two was £8,684 in England, £8,216 in Scotland and £7,592 in Wales.
The trust said for England this was a 5% increase on the previous 12 months, compared with a 3.1% inflation rate.
Ministers said the survey findings were misleading and did not take into account the available financial help.
It comes as the government has published a review of childcare in England, in an attempt to make the system more flexible and affordable and to ensure standards remained high”.
To read the full article click on the link below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7853510.stm