Analysis of Early Years Alliance data by the Labour Party found that 19,000 of the 75,000 childcare providers in England felt it was “somewhat” or “very” unlikely that they would be open in 12 months’ time.
The party said this is the result of rising costs and insufficient financial support from the government to mitigate the impact of the the Covid-19 pandemic.
Labour has previously warned that the childcare funding crisis could hamper the economic recovery from the pandemic.
Kate Green MP, shadow education secretary, said the government had created a “perfect storm” with the crisis “locking children out of early education and making it impossible for many parents to return to work”.
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