Nearly nine in 10 councils fear nursery closures this year will undermine capacity ahead of the Government’s extension of the 30 hours free childcare scheme, new research by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.
Councils, which are responsible for directing the majority of childcare spending, warned of a risk the scheme will not be delivered universally when it begins to be implemented next year because improved funding rates ‘will not be enough’.
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