Private and voluntary providers should to be able to charge 'realistic supplements' for education and care outside the free entitlement hours for three-and four-year-olds, the Day Nursery Policy Group said, ahead of this month's publication of the revised Code of Practice.
The new rules will cover the extension of the free entitlement to a flexible 15 hours a week.
In a discussion paper, Finance: current issues and future policy proposals, the group says that while the free entitlement should stay universal for all three and four-year-olds, funding for two-year-olds should be focused on children 'at risk' or families in the most deprived areas.
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