Nursery World - Children and families minister posts Twitter video in response to ratios row

Will Quince, the minister for children and families, has posted a video on Twitter in response to widespread criticism of reports that the Government is planning to cut the number of staff required to care for children in early years settings.

Children and families minister Will Quince: '[I've] been tasked by the prime minister to look at how we can ease the regulatory burden on the early years sector. And that means looking at regulation across the board, including ratios'

As Nursery World has reported, Boris Johnson has proposed changing the rules to cut the number of staff that are required under the EYFS to care for children in nurseries, as a way of saving parents money on childcare, amid the cost of living crisis.

Yesterday evening, Quince tweeted, ‘The safety and quality of early years settings is of paramount importance to me and @educationgov.uk [sic]. I am looking at the quality and availability so that parents and taxpayers are getting the best value for money.’

He then posted a video of himself explaining the Government's rationale for the plans.

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