Rejected petition Fund "Free" sessions correctly so nurseries give free childcare and be viable

I applaud the idea of free childcare ONLY if the full price is paid. The current scheme leaves a funding gap requiring the childcare provider to foot the bill for the gap …, or go out of business. Free childcare is not free! The "loss' is funded by the nursery provider

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Fund nursery places properly.

The fact that the Government is erroneously promoting free childcare and legally tying up providers to bridge the gap and make a loss is catastrophic. What other sector would accept being forced to offer their products or services at a loss?

Effectively the Government is artificially controlling the business model and putting the sector at risk.

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Increase funding for early years settings: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628412

At the Spring Budget the Government said that it would provide £204 million in 2023-24, increasing to £288 million in 2024-25, to substantially uplift the hourly funding rate paid to providers to deliver the existing free hours offers in England: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2023/spring-budget-2023-html

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Date submitted 20 March 2023
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