£75m expansion fund for extra childcare places ahead of full rollout
- The government announced a £75m expansion grant to create 70,000 additional childcare spaces by September 2025, as part of a £2bn funding increase.
- Nursery leaders claim the funding will not cover rising National Insurance contributions and minimum wage costs, as closures have increased by 50%.
- Neil Leitch of the Early Years Alliance stated that the rates ‘fail to even come close to covering the cost’ of National Insurance and wage increases.
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