The annual London Childcare Providers Survey revealed that out of more than 422 nurseries, childminders, playgroups, breakfast and holiday clubs, 44 per cent felt parents’ ability to pay for childcare was putting the biggest financial strain on their services, up from 32 per cent last year.
A quarter said cuts to local authority services were hitting them hardest, with 65 per cent reporting a reduction in training; 55 per cent saying general support had dropped and 45 per cent reporting a reduction in services offered by children’s centres.
Sixty one per cent of settings said local authorities were increasingly charging for training, up from 45 per cent last year.
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