The findings come from the National Day Nurseries Association 2018 Nursery Survey for England, released ahead of its annual conference in Coventry on Friday.
Shortfalls in Government funding have more than doubled in the past year so that strapped nurseries are struggling to pay even minimum wages for staff, the survey says.
According to the findings, for 87 per cent of nurseries the funding they receive for three-and four-year-olds does not cover their costs, up from 85 per cent last year.
One in five nurseries expect to make a loss this year and many fear that they will be forced to close. Just over four in ten nurseries expect to make a profit or surplus.
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