Nurseries and pre-schools in Wales have been exempt from business rates on a temporary basis since 2019. However, there were concerns among the sector that rates would be reinstated, impacting the financial stability of settings.
Research by National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru, carried out earlier this year, found that 43 per cent of nurseries who responded would have to close their businesses if business rates had been reinstated.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of NDNA, said, ‘Following lobbying from NDNA Cymru and other Cwlwm partners [a consortium of five childcare and play partners], we are delighted that the Welsh Government will continue with this rates relief for nurseries on a permanent basis.
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