Nursery World - Nursery World webinar in partnership with Funding Loop: Weighing the impact of the expanded offer on nursery businesses

We convened an expert panel to discuss capacity expansion, meeting demand, making a profit and managing administration in light of the expanded offer. By Catherine Gaunt

From left: Clare Roberts, Karen Faux, Neil Leitch, Neil Dudman, and Khayam Ezzat

With the roll-out of the Government’s expanded offer now under way, Nursery World in partnership with Funding Loop brought together an expert panel to explore its impact on nursery businesses.

The panel discussed four key areas relating to the Government’s expanded hours offer:

It is important to note that the webinar took place prior to the announcement of the General Election and before any of the party manifestos were released.

Editor Karen Faux set the scene, stating that according to official figures, nearly 80 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have a place and the Department for Education has acknowledged a need for 40,000 extra staff and 85,000 extra places to deliver the full expanded offer by September 2025.

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