In March, the education secretary announced £204m additional funding to increase the hourly rates from September, heralded as supporting providers to get ready for the expansion of funded places from next April.
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However, new analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), suggests many providers’ funding rates have increased by just tens of pence per hour.
According to the figures, the average rate has increased from £4.85 to £5.17 for three and four-year-olds. In comparison, the increase for two-year-olds is an extra £2.02 per hour.
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