Nursery managers, who have become adept at balancing the pressures of delivering high quality and affordable childcare while remaining financially viable, face their biggest challenge yet with the implementation of the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) in April.
Since September, providers have delivered the 570 hours a year 'free entitlement' to nursery education for threeand four-year-olds - with flexibility to meet the needs of parents.
Whereas parents traditionally took their hours during school term time, for example as morning or afternoon sessions, these days nursery managers need to find ingenious ways of delivering the free entitlement at times and in segments that best suit changing demands. At the same time nurseries must provide continuity of care while maintaining staff ratios and financial stability.
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