Parents typically pay an average of more than £80 per week for a childminder and £66 per week for after-school club, to cover the hours they're working. That's according to the latest data from the charity Coram Family and Childcare.
This week a new trial of free breakfast clubs launched at 750 schools across England, and the government says it'll save parents as much as £450 in childcare costs. Wales and Scotland already have programmes to provide free breakfasts to children in some primary schools.
In this programme Money Box Live discusses what help is available to try and cut the costs of wraparound care.
Felicity Hannah is joined by Lydia Hodges, Head of Coram Family and Childcare, and Laura Suter, Director of Personal Finance at the investment platform AJ Bell.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah
Producer: Sarah Rogers
Editor: Jess Quayle
(The episode was first broadcast at 3pm on Wednesday the 23rd of April 2025).
