CYP Now - Early years providers 'struggling to keep costs down' amid record inflation

Supporting early years providers to keep nurseries open and costs down for parents as inflation reaches a record high “needs to be at the heart of our political agenda”, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

Nurseries are being forced to pass costs onto parents, providers warn. Picture: NDNA

It says that providers are already having to pass on their increasing costs to parents, which is unsustainable as families struggle to pay their own rising bills.

This leaves nurseries facing the threat of closure which “causes heartbreak for the local community and can be devastating for a young child”, according to NDNA chief executive Purnima Tanuku.

The NDNA has made the warning as Office of National Statistics figures show the consumer price index rose to 10.1 per cent in July. This is the first time the UK has had double digit inflation since 1981.

“As inflation soars into double figures pushing up costs, so too does the cost of delivering high quality early education and care,” said Tanuku.

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