Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs
Katy Morton
Friday, August 12, 2022
A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.
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