She told a meeting of the newly-formed Day Nursery Policy Group, 'Investment is being made but we are not seeing the results - standards in literacy and numeracy are continuing to drop at Key Stage 1.
'I am concerned with three key questions: is the funding right and is it getting through; is the curriculum right; and can the workforce deliver?'
Ms Miller expressed concern that according to the Federation of Small Businesses, 200 more small nursery businesses were likely to close down by the end of this year.
On the subject of the EYFS, she said that the loss of Beverley Hughes as children's minister was a retrograde step.
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