Nursery World - Work Matters: Management Focus

There's a lot you can do to right the imbalances in day nursery funding, says Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the NDNA.

All may seem quiet on the nursery education funding front, but behind the scenes it is a very different story.

Following months of headlines about the impact of the free early years entitlement on nurseries' sustainability, there have been achievements, such as the funding consultation which will lead to a number of reforms. These reforms include a single funding formula and the same methods for counting children across sectors, which in theory should stop the funding of empty places in maintained settings.

Of course, with some of the reforms not in place until 2009, there are still pressing issues for providers. To ensure that they influence reform, and the case is made for realistic funding, providers need to get involved now.

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