Organisations including the Early Years Alliance (EYA), National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) highlighted “the lack of any reference to the early years” in Rishi Sunak’s first Budget.
They criticised the Chancellor’s decision to “favour pubs and hotels above essential nursery businesses” after Sunak announced a freeze on beer duty and changes to business rates for the hospitality sector during his speech.
He also heavily focused on a government spend of at least £30bn to tackle coronavirus.
The sole reference to early years education and childcare in the Budget says that the government will announce “a service improvement that will make tax-free childcare (TFC) compatible with school payment agents”.
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