Childcare costs soar 19% in year

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The average cost of childcare has leapt by 19% in the past year, holding back parents from going to work, according to a study.

Research by childcare search site Findababysitter.com showed that one in four unemployed parents wanted to work but could not because of high childcare costs, increasing to two out of five of 18 to 24-year-olds.