According to The Times, Truss is looking at changing legislation to allow the government to hand childcare funding directly to parents rather than settings.
This would see the end of 15 hours of funded childcare for three- and-four-year-olds whose parents earn under £100,000 per year.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, said: “We have been calling for a comprehensive review of childcare policy and funding which is what the government should be seriously looking at. But any decision involving private, voluntary and independent nurseries who deliver the majority of childcare and early education hours in England must be made in full consultation and with their full support.”
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