A survey of 1,394 childcare providers by the Pre-school Learning Alliance, carried out in August, found that 38 per cent think their business won’t be sustainable in 12 months’ time as a result of the 30 hours offer.
One respondent said, ‘We are a non-profit charity and have unfortunately used up all the “rainy day” account so will have to close next July unless some improvement of funding happens.’
Another said, ‘So disappointed I will lose my business, which I struggled to set up initially and have managed to sustain myself in recent years. With rising salaries and [introduction of] pensions it really is an impossible mountain to continue climbing.’
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