The petition, started by Karen Richards, owner of Wolds Childcare and National Day Nurseries Association’s (NDNA) Nottingham network chair, warns that planned increases to employer NICS and the National Minimum Wage, will mean nurseries have to increase parent fees, reduce their number of staff or close due to no longer being viable.
It argues unlike maintained settings, PVI providers will not be reimbursed for the rise to NICs.
According to analysis by NDNA, the NICs increase, along with statutory minimum wage rises from April, will add an additional £2,600 per employee in England and Wales and £2,200 per employee for Scottish nurseries.
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