Both the Early Years Alliance and the National Day Nurseries Association have written to the Chancellor to say that they feel their concerns over their ability to continue to operate in the current crisis are being ignored.
Yesterday the Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out plans to extend more funding to businesses through Government-backed and guaranteed loans ‘for any business that needs access to cash’, which he said would be up and running by the start of next week.
He also announced a business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, but nurseries are not included in this exemption, despite ongoing calls from the sector to include them.
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