A quarter of parents are forced to take unpaid leave to cover childcare

Almost a third of parents struggle to find childcare over the summer holidays (29%) and over a quarter are forced to take unpaid leave to look after their children.

36% find it difficult to get time off work in the summer to spend time with family, and 29% admit to dreading the summer holidays due to the stress of sourcing childcare - a survey by OnePoll on behalf of Cotton Traders found.