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Parents warn they will have to leave the workforce if early years settings increase fees due to NICs rise

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A quarter of parents will need to leave the workforce if providers increase fees by 10 per cent to cover the rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) and national minimum wage.
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Findings from a Pregnant Then Screwed survey of 3,847 parents, who currently have a child in nursery in the UK, reveal the knock-on impact on families if early years providers are forced to increase their fees due to measures announced in the Budget. The survey was carried out between 8-11 November,

It follows a survey by the Early Years Alliance highlighting that the majority of providers plan to increase their fees if the Government fails to mitigate the combined impact of National Insurance increases and minimum wage rises.

According to the Pregnant Then Screwed survey:

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