Childcare in Scotland at ‘breaking point’
SPIRALLING costs have left childcare in Scotland at “breaking point,” with over half of mothers believing that a return to work makes no financial sense, Pregnant Then Screwed has warned. The charity’s 2026 State of the Nation survey of 1,100 families north of the border found a staggering 66.1 per cent said their childcare costs were the same as or higher than their income, with 51 per cent agreeing that going back to work would not make them better off.
