Claire Harding

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has found A report that parents in England, Scotland and Wales pay 5% more to care for under-twos than a year ago and 4% more for two-year-olds.

the child care now costs on average More Than £130 Per week for a part-Time nursery place for a child under two, according to the children's charity the Coram aid.

It has called for the reform and simplification of child-care facilities.

The government said it was paid for the increase in the rate, for free childcare, and the creation of more jobs.

The results suggest that the costs of child care are rising faster than the price generally increases with the consumer price index (CPI) inflation stands at 1. 8% in January.

The aid organization, said that the survey has shown, the average weekly price for a part-Time nursery place for a child up to two years, an average of £131. 61 or More Than £6,800 Per year.

The annual survey, gathered is based on data from 175 local authorities, between January 2019 and January 2020.

The Report also found that childcare prices vary and availability significantly, depending on where people live.

research has shown that The Most expensive regions of London and The South East were where the cost of 25 Hours nursery care for a child under two is £165 is. 47 and £144. 90 Per week each.

inside London, the average cost of € 182. 56.

The lowest areas were in Scotland and Yorkshire and the Humber at £111. 26 and £113. 76, respectively.

in the Meantime, the findings are gaps in the availability of also show, with just over half (56%) of local authorities in England that there is sufficient childcare for working parents full-Time . This is compared to 57% in 2019.

There are also gaps when the parents work outside of regular office hours, when children have disabilities, and if the children are older - between the ages of 12 to 14, according to The Report .

The average weekly rate for families with an after school club Five Days a week across the UK, around £60. 99.

Call for reform

Coram's report argues that while the assistance, subsidies and free entitlements are available for many families, The System is too complicated - the lack of parents At Risk the help they are entitled to.

It has paid several proposals for reforms, including the increase in the maximum amount of childcare costs under Universal Credit and the transition to up-front payments for child care.

the State's expenditures for child care work should be reformed and simplified, "so that each of the parents is better, after paying for child care, and Every Child has access to child care supports their learning and development," said Claire Harding , head of Coram family and child services.

she added: "investment in childcare support is good for all of us, because it helps parents to work and promote children's learning and skills for our future. "

The government said investments in child care and early childhood education to reach £3. To give 6bn in 2020-21, families the flexibility they need in order to be able to the reconciliation of work and family life".

In October, The Department for education said councils would receive in England, to provide additional funding for free childcare places, with the investment in the direction of increasing prices.

There are various funded schemes in the UK.

Since the year of 2017, working parents of three and four-year-olds in England, 30 hours of free childcare have been entitled in the week of 15 hours.

In Wales, working parents of three and four year olds are entitled to 30 hours of free childcare a week.

the parents of three-and four-year-olds in Scotland are entitled, during the term.

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Source of news: bbc.com