
Pressure is growing on the government to address the worsening financial climate facing early years providers. Recent analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) shows the childcare sector will be £437m worse off in 2019 as a result of October's Budget. NDNA says increases in the national living wage will cost the average nursery an extra £42,000 a year, while the decision not to introduce business rate relief for nurseries will raise overheads further. The Pre-school Learning...