Authored by Lydia Hodges, Sam Shorto, Emma Goddard and Alicia Knights-Toomer

In its 24th annual survey, Coram Family and Childcare reveal that working parents of children under three in England now pay less than half of last year’s cost for a part-time nursery place. However, prices for this age group continue to rise in Scotland and Wales, and childcare costs for three- to four-year-olds across Great Britain are up by almost 5%.

The report also finds continued gaps in availability of childcare places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).