Nursery World - Survey into early years providers' costs and staffing pressures

Early years providers are being invited to take part in a survey analysing the impact of rising costs and funding challenges on the sector.

The NDNA has launched surveys for early years providers in England, Wales and Scotland, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is running a survey throughout January to look at the cost and staffing pressures that nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are under.

It comes ahead of an expansion of funded places for two-year-olds in all three countries.

In England, two-year-olds from working families will be eligible for 15 hours of funded education from April. In Wales, the Flying Start scheme is being expanded, with more areas coming on board to offer funded places for all two-year-olds. According to the NDNA, the hourly rate to deliver places in Wales has not increased since 2022 when inflation started rising ‘significantly’.

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