The number of childcare providers in England has plummeted by nearly a fifth in just four years, official figures reveal 📈 Campaigners and MPs have warned the lack of sufficient childcare on offer is pushing up prices 🔴 Exclusive RichardVaughan1
Mr Hunt and Rishi Sunak are expected to come under sustained pressure from Tory backbenchers ahead of next month’s Budget to do more to make childcare cheaper and more efficient in order to boost growth.
Megan Jarvie, Head of Coram Family and Childcare, said the combination of “high costs and poor availability” was making it hard for families to manage. “We need urgent reform so that every family is able to balance working and caring with high quality childcare that supports their children’s development.”
“We’re investing millions in better training for staff working with pre-school children and have set out plans to help providers run their businesses more flexibly.
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