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Wales Nursery Fees Top Britain, Costing Families £12,000 More Than England

Average weekly nursery cost in Wales is £166.33, up 8% from 2025, creating a £12,000 gap versus England's early free childcare offer.

David Amara/3 min/GB

Finance & Economics Editor

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A smiling woman with two long blonde plaits in her hair and wearing glasses and a long sleeved knee length summer dress with a tropical print, stands on some fenced decking over a green rushing river. She is holding a smiling toddler, a boy with brown wavy hair and wearing a white t-shirt, colourful shorts and blue sandals. Next to her is a taller man with curly brown hair wearing sunglasses, a white t-shirt and red shorts and black trainers, he is smiling and holding a small baby in a flowery summer romper suit and a white sunhat.

A smiling woman with two long blonde plaits in her hair and wearing glasses and a long sleeved knee length summer dress with a tropical print, stands on some fenced decking over a green rushing river. She is holding a smiling toddler, a boy with brown wavy hair and wearing a white t-shirt, colourful shorts and blue sandals. Next to her is a taller man with curly brown hair wearing sunglasses, a white t-shirt and red shorts and black trainers, he is smiling and holding a small baby in a flowery summer romper suit and a white sunhat.

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