Analysis of responses to FOI requests put to England’s local authorities show that childcare costs have risen by more than 33 per cent for almost one-third of the respondents since 2010.
The London borough of Islington saw the largest rise, with childcare costs for a child under two for 25 hours almost trebling in five years from £83 to £235.
Alison McGovern MP, Labour’s shadow minister for childcare and children, said, ‘Since 2010 the failing Tory plan has seen the costs of childcare soar. On top of this, there are over 40,000 fewer childcare places and wages are down £1,600 a year on average.’
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