Nursery World - Coronavirus: London nurseries and childminders urged to take part in recovery survey

The Mayor of London has commissioned a survey of early years settings to track recovery trends from the pandemic in the sector.

Nurseries and childminders in the capital have faced extra costs and financial losses during the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock

The new quarterly survey is being carried out by independent research agency Ceeda, as part of Strong Early Years London, a new programme of business support for the city’s private, voluntary and independent providers.

Launched by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and co-ordinated by the Early Years Alliance, the initiative aims to help early years providers in the capital to access business support information, advice and guidance, as well as offering intensive, tailored support to settings that most need it.

The Alliance said that many early years settings, which would otherwise have remained financially viable, have been hard-hit by a combination of extra costs associated with the pandemic, alongside a fall in attendance that has seen the early years sector lose out on both Government funding and parent fees.

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