Through the campaign group providers will raise money to cover legal proceedings should the Department for Education (DfE) refuse to delay the implementation of the guidance by six months and adequately consult with the sector.
Behind the campaign is Ian Morgan, director of Little Ducklings Nursery in Berkshire and Puddleduck Nursery in Oxfordshire. Diane Wycherley, chief operating officer at Tops Day Nurseries, will act as a director of the campaign group.
It follows an open letter signed by thousands of nursery owners and managers urging the DfE to delay bringing in the guidance, which was updated on 21 February following a High Court judgment, to give early years settings a chance to introduce the changes without ‘compromising the quality of provision or financial sustainability’.
Ian Morgan told Nursery World, ‘I’ve been in business for 18 years and this is the worst thing the Government has done to us.
‘The opportunities to get more income have been completely wiped out.'
- Read more about the Early Years Voice campaign in our April issue, out next week!
