Childcare costs over €200 per week in Cork city, the second highest in the country

Childcare costs just over €4 per hour on average to provide, with Cork city the second most expensive in the country. File Picture: PA

Cork city has the second highest childcare fees in the State per newly released research into the costs behind the sector.

Childcare in Ireland costs an average of just over €4 per hour to provide, according to the Independent Review of the Costs of Providing Quality Early Learning and Childcare in Ireland, conducted on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth.