According to a new study, conducted by the Early Years Alliance (EYA) and Ceeda on behalf of City Hall, 64 per cent of nurseries, pre-schools and maintained nursery schools and 56 per cent of childminders indicated that they were at immediate risk of closure or potential closure in the next 12 months.
Seven in 10 providers in the city’s most deprived areas say they are “struggling” compared with almost six in 10 providers in more affluent boroughs, the new report finds.
Researchers examined data from the end of the first lockdown to November provided by more than 500 nurseries and childminders. Overall, there are 10,288 early years providers across London including private, voluntary and independent settings (PVIs), maintained nursery schools and nurseries attached to primary schools.
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