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Urgent Budget boost needed to deliver on Government’s plans
Government funding for the existing childcare offer is not keeping pace with rising costs, with wage bills up by 14.4% from April compared with a 4.6% rise in funding rates.
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) surveyed respondents across 448 private, voluntary and independent nurseries in England and discovered that the funding rate rise in April will not even cover hikes in minimum wages for nursery staff.
This has led to 83% of nurseries saying their costs are higher than the funding for three and four-year-old places. Their average shortfall is a staggering £2.36 per hour per child or £1,345 over the year for a 15-hour place.
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