As the cost of living continues to soar, not only do facilities cost more to run, but parents find themselves forced to make decisions based on dramatically squeezed incomes, causing many to rethink their childcare options. What has been the government’s answer? A childcare ratio change that has been presented to parents as the solution they have been waiting for, when in reality it will make little to no difference at all to their pockets.
This subject is one that has been covered widely in the news, and YMCA echoes the findings of research published by the Early Years Alliance in May, which outlined that nearly nine out of 10 nurseries and pre-schools in England opposed plans to relax childcare ratios, dismissing government claims that it could result in lower fees being charged.
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