NEARLY two-thirds of working mums with primary-age children have insufficient childcare to cover the summer holidays, according to the TUC and campaign platform Mother Pukka.

Their joint survey of 36,000 working mothers, published today, found that 76 per cent of single parents were without adequate childcare for the six-week break.

And of the 60 per cent struggling to find care, 18 per cent had used all their annual leave for home schooling during lockdown. A fifth were unable to rely on a network of friends or family, while 13 per cent had no access to school summer clubs.