Nursery World - Campaigners fight for fairer funding for PVIs

Private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers in Birmingham
have stepped up their campaign for equal treatment and fairer funding of
early education places to make paying the Living Wage more
affordable.

PVI providers, who have formed the campaign PVI Support, are calling for Birmingham City Council to put them on a level footing with maintained settings by paying them the same rate to deliver the three- and four-year-old places.

A meeting organised by leaders of the campaign a fortnight ago was attended by 170 people.

Their call comes ahead of a council review of the level of funding for early education places towards the end of the year.

Currently, PVI settings in Birmingham are paid £3.59 per hour for three- and four-year-old places, while maintained nursery schools receive up to £6.30 per hour. Both sectors receive the same rate for two-year-olds, at £4.89 per hour.

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