Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents
Catherine Gaunt
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Analysis by Labour of official DfE figures has found that the average cost of an hour of childcare for a two-year-old is now 14 per cent higher than in 2018, when the 30 hours was introduced.

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