Funded childcare expansion ‘unsustainable’ for childminders amid rising costs

Emily Harle
Monday, March 27, 2023

Childminders may be forced to close due to government plans to expand funded childcare places, practitioners and organisations warn.

Childminders fear proposals to expand funded childcare provision will force setting closures. Picture: Krakenimages/Adobe Stock
Childminders fear proposals to expand funded childcare provision will force setting closures. Picture: Krakenimages/Adobe Stock

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