Thousands are struggling
Half of families using child care in a borough say they find it difficult to afford as providers warn fees are set to go up. The warnings come in a survey of the sector in Blackburn with Darwen.
The results of the borough’s ‘Childcare Sufficiency Annual Assessment 2022’ are reported to its executive board meeting on Thursday by education and children’s services boss Cllr Julie Gunn. She tells colleagues: “The childcare sufficiency data shows that there is a plentiful supply of available early education and childcare places across Blackburn with Darwen for children aged birth to eight plus years.
“Childcare continues to be a significant percentage of family expenditure, that the vast majority of parents report that they would like to see reduced. 53 per cent of those parents that use childcare indicated that they consider childcare difficult to afford and of those parents that do not use childcare, 38 per cent reported this was because childcare was too expensive.
“The average costs of a full time childcare place in Blackburn with Darwen for children aged nought to four plus years remains lower than the England and regional averages. The average cost of after school care at an out of school club or childminder for children aged five plus remains slightly higher than the regional average but lower than the England average.
“Early education and childcare providers in Blackburn with Darwen report that they are struggling to recruit and retain staff. This is similar to recruitment issues being faced by many professional sectors.”
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