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British pay more on childcare than on their . Annual costs are overtaking yearly housing loan . This is according to a from Britain's Family and Childcare Trust. This says that nursery fees in some of the U.K. have risen by up to 13 per cent in the past year. Babysitting and child-minding costs have risen by an of four per cent. The report's author said the showed that childcare in the U.K. is becoming less . She said an insufficient number of nursery places showed the isn't working.

The report could make parents think twice about starting a family. A of four with one child at nursery and another in an after-school spends an average of $12,571 a year on childcare. This is a of their income. This does not include , clothing and entertaining children. There are also toys, books and electronic to buy. The average housing loan payment is $12,000. The chief of the Trust warned that when many parents have to spend so on childcare, it's clear that the system "isn't fit for ".

 


 
 

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