A survey by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) found that government funding for each three- and four-year-old in their care is now £2,166 short of the actual annual cost, compared with a funding gap of £958 last year - an increase of 126 per cent.
The NDNA survey found that 87 per cent of the more than 700 providers said that current government funding for three- and four-year-olds does not meet their costs.
In 2018, nurseries receive an average hourly rate of £4.25 for each three- and four-year-old, which is on average £1.90 less than the cost to nurseries of providing their care.
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