• Almost twice as many parents say a shorter summer holiday would have a positive rather than a negative impact on them
• Three in ten( 31 %) parents say shorter summer holidays will have a positive impact on their costs, while one in six say it would have a negative impact( 17 %)
• Four in ten( 40 %) better-off parents( with household incomes over £ 100k) say shorter summer holidays will have a positive impact, as do 46 % of London parents and 48 % of parents aged 18 to 34
• More than a third( 36 %) of parents say a shorter summer holiday would help them to manage childcare provision better
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58 % of parents of a child with special educational needs support reducing the summer holidays from 6 to 4 weeks
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