costs have also risen, by 6% this year — that's according to the charity coram family and childcare.ing to travel longer distances and even borrow money to meet childcare costs. the uk is one of the most expensive countries for childcare in europe. let's speak to the authors of the report — ellen broome, managing director of coram family and childcare. welcome to the programme. some of the figures are quite shocking, above inflation rises in the cost for parents. what else did you find while putting this report together that was surprising? i while putting this report together that was surprising?— that was surprising? i think our re ort that was surprising? i think our report paints — that was surprising? i think our report paints quite _ that was surprising? i think our report paints quite a _ that was surprising? i think our report paints quite a bleak- that was surprising? i think our i report paints quite a bleak picture for parents, they are facing a double whammy of both dramatic drops in the availability of childcare places this year and also above inflation rises in childcar

i let's speak to ellen broome, the managing director of coram family and childcare.e, we really do appreciate it. to those stories echo a lot of what you've been hearing as well as the challenges you are aware of? absolutely. a report that is out today paint quite a bleak picture for parents. they are facing, i think all the colours they are shared that with us, they are facing a double whammy this year are both dramatic drops in childcare availability and also above inflation rises in childcare costs. as you said, only a third of councils, three in ten councils think they have enough childcare for parents working full—time and four children under two, so some in the market. i children under two, so some in the market. ., ., ., market. i want to redo something from the department _ market. i want to redo something from the department for - market. i want to redo something l from the department for education. they have said that 150,000 children are set to benefit when the teen hours of free childcare a week will be offered to two—year—olds of eligible working parents

costs have also risen, by 6% this year — that's according to the charity coram family and childcare. borrow money to meet childcare costs. the uk is one of the most expensive countries for childcare in europe. ellen broome, managing director of the charity, told me some of the key findings of her orgasnisation�*s report. i think our report paints quite a bleak picture for parents. they're facing a double whammy of both dramatic drops in the availability of childcare places this year, and also above inflation rises in childcare costs. so i think a lot of parents, i'm sure you will be familiar with this, i think are quite worried about how to pay for childcare and whether they'll be able to access it as well. and i would say the extra childcare funding that's been announced by the chancellor last year in the spring budget has the potential to be a bit of a game changer for parents up and down the country who are facing those really high bills. but it's an addition to a really complex system that is already buckling a little bit under the strain and we can sort of see growing shortages,

i spoke to ellen broome, managing director of the charity coram family and childcare, which did the researche facing a double whammy of both dramatic drops in the availability of childcare places this year, and also above inflation rises in childcare costs. so i think a lot of parents, i�*m sure you will be familiar with this, i think are quite worried about how to pay for childcare and whether they�*ll be able to access it as well. and i would say the extra childcare funding that�*s been announced by the chancellor last year in the spring budget has the potential to be a bit of a game changer for parents up and down the country who are facing those really high bills. but it�*s an addition to a really complex system that is already buckling a little bit under the strain and we can sort of see growing shortages, higher prices. and i think ourfindings raise some really clear questions about the ability of that current system to deliver the extra childcare that children and families really need. yeah, i think it�*s accepted, isn�*t it, that childcare in the uk is effectively, the system is effe

family and childcare suggests fewer than one in three councils in britain believes there is enough childcarehere's vanessa clarke. see you later. it's drop off time at granby nursery on the border of nottinghamshire and the children here are ready to start the day. but the cost of a nursery space like this is rising fast. an increase in the minimum wage and other costs mean nurseries are finding it hard to balance the books. we do want to pay the staff more because they are very valuable to us, but we're simply unable to do that because of the amount of money that we're getting in in order to provide the care for the child. itjust simply doesn't meet the costs that we're facing. today's report highlights notjust the rising cost of childcare, but how tricky it can be to find a place. this nursery is full with a waiting list, and there are many other areas where there just aren't enough nursery and childminder spaces to meet demand. in england, wales and scotland, fewer than a third of councils say there are enough childcare spaces for children under two, down from 42% last year. forfamilies l

family and child care charity.2023, with the most expensive area being inner london, with the average cost of £218 per week. meanwhile, only a third of engush week. meanwhile, only a third of english councils areas have sufficient childcare for full time parents. unilever are set to slash 7500 jobs worldwide under its new cost cutting overhaul. the marmite and dove soap owner, which employs 6000 staff in the uk, is cutting jobs in a hopes to save around £684 million over the next three years. the consumer goods giant also said it was split off its ice cream business, which includes wall's ben and jerry's and magnum brands. by 2025, and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple faced weeks of couple have faced weeks of social media speculation around catherine's health and whereabouts. now the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william and princess catherine strolling through a car park on saturday at