30 hours funded childcare scheme hits childminders' profits

Tristan Donovan
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Two out of every five childminders are worse off for providing childcare under the government's 30-hours free entitlement scheme, a survey reports.

Nearly half of childminders that responded to the Pacey survey said they were considering no longer offering 30 hours because it was uneconomical
Nearly half of childminders that responded to the Pacey survey said they were considering no longer offering 30 hours because it was uneconomical

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