Within its manifesto, published following the announcement of the general election on 4 July, the Early Years Alliance (EYA) calls for the next government to provide emergency funding for settings at risk of closure in the short term due to years of underfunding amid rising business costs.
It also recommends a comprehensive independent review of funding be carried out to ensure the amount providers receive is increased to an ‘adequate level’ across all age groups.
It says this would include the introduction of a mechanism to guarantee that any future uplifts to the national minimum and living wages and wider inflationary pressures are accounted for through an automatic adjustment to funding rates.
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