Childcare costs are now so high that increasing numbers of parents are finding it doesn’t pay for both of them to work.
But with many households needing dual income, is there anything mothers and fathers of younger children can do to beat the costs?
We reveal the essential information parents need to know on childcare and speak to experts to find out what you can do to make work pay.
Costs: The average cost of a full-time 50-hour-a-week nursery place