Mr Farron committed his support to the campaign, which is calling on the Government to stop referring to the 30 hours as ‘free’ childcare, in a chance encounter with one of the founders of the campaign group, Donna-Marie Row, who owns Yorley Barn Nursery School in Suffolk.
During a trip to London on the weekend, Ms Row bumped into the political party leader in Lambeth and took the opportunity to explain to him how under the 30 hours scheme, many nurseries will be operating at a loss because o f the ‘gross’ shortfall in Government funding, which she warned is putting the future operating of childcare providers in jeopardy.
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