The summer holidays are here and “the math isn’t mathing” (as they say), as working parents everywhere try and magic up six weeks of childcare using their 25 days of holiday entitlement.

New survey findings from Pregnant Then Screwed have revealed 87% of parents are feeling the stress of balancing work and childcare over the summer holidays.

One parent summarised it: “I feel like I am constantly failing – failing at work and failing at parenting.” Another said: “I’m stressed trying to juggle everything and ensure my child doesn’t feel like less of a priority.”

Despite scrambling to find solutions, 60% of parents said they don’t have their childcare needs met for the summer. Almost three-quarters (73%) said it’s impacting their mental health.

Childcare provision is also limited, especially for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Coram’s Holiday Childcare Survey revealed uncertainty and gaps in holiday childcare provision, with only 9% of councils in England reporting enough places for at least 75% of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in their area.

This figure falls to........

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