Childcare costs put parents off having more children

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Image caption, Danny Carter said he and his partner have delayed having a second baby due to childcare costs Childcare costs in Wales have priced some parents out of work and stopped them from having more children.
According to children's charity Coram, childcare prices have risen faster on average in Wales than in England and Scotland - with 50 hours a week for children under two up more than 4% since 2021.
Image source, Liz Jeffries Image caption, Liz Jeffries has two children - Dylan, eight, and Elsie, two Education and childcare are devolved, so any potential changes to childcare support in Wales will be a matter for the Welsh government.
Image caption, Liz Jeffries has had to turn down extra work because she would end up worse off But the mother-of-two, who works part-time as an administration manager for an estate agent in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, said she would only take home about £5 a day extra after she accounted for childcare.