It is of great concern that 30% of parents who voted in this survey paid more than £150 per week for childcare, with 6% of that total paying more than £250 per week. This year, we also asked parents if they had incurred any additional costs for childcare during school holidays. 15% of parents have to pay an extra £100-150 per week while 11% are paying between £150-250 per week. We note with concern that 2% of our voters have to find more than £250 per week during school holidays, which must have a huge impact on family finances.


Anecdotal evidence from the on-line surveys suggests that many families have now decided that the second parent cannot go out to work as they are simply unable to afford the cost of childcare. This difficult situation for many families is exacerbated by the fact that the majority do not have access to their extended families for childcare support due to the mobile nature of the RAF lifestyle.


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