Analysis of the three main parties' childcare pledges by childcare business advisers Christie & Co concluded that a pledge in the Conservative manifesto to "assess what more is needed" to provide high-quality childcare based on examples from Europe and across the world indicates childcare ratios are set to be reviewed should they be re-elected.
While in coalition government the Conservatives looked at lowering staff-to-child ratios, in a report childcare minister Liz Truss's More Great Childcare report. However, the plans were scrapped following criticism from the childcare sector.
Claims the idea could be revisited come just months before the free childcare entitlement is doubled from 15 to 30 hours a week for all three- and four-year-olds.
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