Comments:


I have had to pay £200 per month extra for a nursery next to my work because I couldn’t be home in time. Due to the unpredictability of my partner’s flying he cannot be relied upon to drop off/ collect my daughter from nursery.


Our biggest issue (apart from the cost!) is that the childcare provider is not flexible and does not cater for shift patterns. If my husband was able to look after the children while he was off shift, and we didn’t get charged for the place, then we would save in excess of £500 per month, enabling us to be able to save for a house deposit and buy our own house, securing our children’s future.


Responses also indicate that issues with childcare costs are impacting on more and more spouses/ partners when deciding whether or not to seek employment:


61%


Is childcare a barrier to employment for the non-serving parent in your family?


44% 40% 29% 18% 11% 10% 5%6%


Yes, because the costs outweigh


any potential income


Yes, because we cannot access suitable


childcare in our local area


9%6% 9% 2%


No, it’s not a barrier


9% 7% 1% I’m not sure 0% 0% 1%


“It does not apply as


employment is not an


aspiration even if childcare


were available”


It does not apply, we are both serving


Does not apply


2015 2011 2010


32%


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