Childcare costs become ridiculous:    

Some parents may be forced out of work and into poverty as the rising cost of childcare outstrips wage rises.

A survey by the Daycare Trust showed that the average cost of nursery care in Britain for children under the age of two rose by nearly 6% last year!

Average wages rose by just 0.3%.

The government said ‘it was investing an extra £300million to help families with childcare costs and increasing places in free early year’s education’.

The figures that were published in the Daycare Trust’s annual survey of childcare prices also show the costs of child minders and of nurseries for children over two rose by nearly 4%.

This years survey finds the average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under the age of two is more than £100 a week or £5,000 a year.

Nurseries in London and in South-East England were most expensive with a top price of £300 per week for a part time place.

By Beth & Jade