The government thinks relaxing ratios in nurseries will help parents, but experts say this shows how little they understand the UK’s struggling childcare sector
, which as well as cost, is also one of recruitment and retainment. The job as it stands is unbelievably stressful and the pay is appalling. By increasing ratios, you’re making the job more stressful without increasing salaries.
‘The trouble is this government doesn't understand the sector they’re trying to fix. They've said they're not going to spend any money on childcare, unlike other countries who view subsided childcare as essential infrastructure. We see from Scandinavian countries that having a properly subsidised system has enormous benefits for the economy. Canada has just committed $30billion to make childcare affordable and costing no more than £10 a day.
'We want to see a Government committed to levelling-up opportunities for all children by investing in their early years where we know it makes the biggest impact for their life chances. Instead we seem to be talking about a race to the bottom that won’t help children or families but will worsen the workforce crisis we have in early years.'
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