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Rising Childcare Costs Push Welsh Families into Poverty

8/5/2025

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Soaring childcare costs in Wales are driving families into poverty and discouraging them from having more children, warns the Bevan Foundation. Parents are calling on the Welsh government to expand funded childcare for kids aged nine months to two years, as current support falls short, leaving many families in financial distress.

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Soaring childcare costs in Wales are driving families into poverty and discouraging them from having more children, warns the Bevan Foundation. Parents are calling on the Welsh government to expand funded childcare for kids aged nine months to two years, as current support falls short, leaving many families in financial distress.