Early years organisations, charities and unions have expressed their disappointment that in his Budget 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to provide any solution to the shortfall in funding faced by schools and childcare providers or take action on business rates – opting to give small retailers business rate relief only.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, which has long been campaigning for nurseries to be exempt from business rates, called the Budget a ‘real kick in the teeth’ for the early years sector.
She said, ‘Ministers are well aware of the impact of rising costs on nurseries but have chosen not to offer support at this crucial time.
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