Nearly a decade has elapsed since the Government carried out a life-changing review of the childcare funding for this country. This time around the Government may have taken a wrong turn, albeit well intentioned, by issuing their call for evidence directly to the whole of the childcare industry.
The vast bulk of providers fall into the category of 20 to 60 childcare place nurseries, with this being further supplemented by a substantial number of child carers and charity run units. Run off their feet with their dedication to the business of looking after the children in their care, they are already dealing with the onerous burden of invoicing clients, paying bills, admin and the necessary bureaucratic need of insuring high standards of childcare and of course the further and continuing training of staff. This is without the practical considerations of maintenance of property and all other incidental issues of running a business. It leaves no time to give the necessary, competent response to the government request for evidence of costs.
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