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The move comes in response to news that broke over the weekend, which said that ministers are planning to reduce staff: child ratios to cut the cost of childcare.
A front-page exclusive ran in The Telegraph on Saturday under the headline, ‘Childcare staff rules relaxed to lower costs.’
The newspaper reported that ‘allowing carers to watch larger groups of children could cut amount families pay, ministers believe, as they address the cost of living crisis’.
The article said, ‘Officials are looking at changing the rules so one staff member can supervise five children under two rather than the current limit of three. Education sources argued that allowing childcare workers to watch larger groups would force down the amount parents have to pay.’
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