Scrap the rates and reward the staff

Nursery World, 29 April 2004

Nursery nurses definitely deserve more pay. But all the income to run a private day nursery comes solely from the children's parents. The Government wants to provide good-quality, affordable childcare. Yet how can anyone running a private nursery afford to pay their staff more and also keep fees low for parents? The answer is to scrap the business rates that nurseries have to pay.

Nursery nurses definitely deserve more pay. But all the income to run a private day nursery comes solely from the children's parents. The Government wants to provide good-quality, affordable childcare. Yet how can anyone running a...

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