With so many private providers seeing their sustainability under threat in the current market, such a scheme is to be welcomed, and many within the sector increasingly see supply-side funding as the only way to guarantee their future. But the scheme also highlights the complexities of early years funding.
Qualifying for the project is complicated. One criterion is that nurseries charge a minimum of 175 a week. Then, a few weeks ago, the Government announced that nurseries would have to charge a maximum of 175 a week to qualify for financial support for training and recruitment through the Transformation Fund.
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