nursery fees

New research has revealed the true scale of nursery fees across the UK, with some parents paying up to £20,269 extra per year, depending on the month when their child is born.

The Nursery Fees Report, produced by the UK’s leading IVA provider, Creditfix, found that parents who have a child in late July or August could save thousands of pounds compared to if their child is born in September...

• Childcare fees have increased by nearly half (44 per cent) for parents with kids aged under 2

· Union body warns that mums are caught in a “catch 22” with childcare costs soaring and statutory maternity pay falling in real value

· UK government must provide urgent funding boost for the childcare sector – not slash staffing requirements, says TUC

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