It comes after the business rates petition started by nursery manager Victoria Whitty had reached 10,915 signatures when it closed on Friday (5 October), hitting the target to qualify for a Government response.
Last month (27 September) nurseries in Wales were granted exemption from business rates from April 2019 as part of plans to help the childcare sector to expand.
Since April, all nurseries in Scotland have been exempt from business rates.
NDNA’s research with members suggests that the average business rates bill is almost £11,000 and 52 per cent of members say their bill has increased in the last year.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of NDNA, said, ‘Most of the nurseries we represent say they are making losses on funded places and are struggling to remain sustainable.
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