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Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘a recipe for total disaster’ for nurseries, Tories claim

Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien said up to four in 10 early years providers are expected to close as a result of the NI increase.

Evening Standard

Parents face higher nursery fees due to national insurance hike, charity warns

Two in five senior staff in childcare settings have said changes in the Budget could lead to permanent closures unless the Government takes action.

Evening Standard

Free childcare pledge in England in peril after Tories ‘recklessly rushed out’ plan

Nurseries warn they lack staff for next month’s expansion of free provision that was promised by Conservatives

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All parents, working or not, should have access to childcare, say experts in England

Rescue and reform manifesto from Early Education and Childcare Coalition calls for overhaul of model

The Guardian - UK

Nursery leaders call for more funding amid fears 'biggest expansion of childcare in a generation' will fail

Free childcare plan ‘not even close to being workable’ early years leaders warn

Evening Standard

Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels

Parents face missing out on free support at eleventh hour due to funding disarray

The Independent UK

Government admits criticised new childcare policy is ‘no easy task’ to implement

Exclusive: As the government rolls out registration for new childcare hours, Labour warns Tories’ pledges are ‘meaningless’ to parents unable to find childcare

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The true cost of childcare: how much parents have to spend in England – interactive calculator

This tool will reveal how much it could cost you to raise a child

The Guardian - UK

Tory plan to expand free childcare is ‘undeliverable’, nurseries in England warn

Survey reveals large numbers of childcare providers will not increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concerns

The Guardian - UK

Nurseries and childminders back Ofsted shakeup as stressed staff suffer 'sleepless nights'

The watchdog has bit hit by a major backlash after headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life in January whilst awaiting an inspection judgement which downgraded her school

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