Families in London are paying up to 25% more for childcare places than in other parts of the country.
Ms Gauge has two children aged 11 and nine and runs her own outsourcing company SpareMyTime.
But she said not everyone has friends and family they can call on: "There are so many people out there who are stuck and feel desperate."Amelia Peckham will spend more than £2,000 on four weeks of summer holiday childcare Parents under 20 in England, who are at school or sixth form college, can claim weekly payments underfor children in England who receive benefits-related free school mealsCoram is calling on the government to do more to support families during school holidays.
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