Two-thirds of schools believe they would need to cut the number of children they take to offer 30 hours of free childcare.
The research from head teachers' union NAHT reveals that 80 per cent of schools are already subsidising childcare places from the rest of the schools budget, with a further 12 per cent cross-subsidising the cost of funded places from paid-for nursery funding.
The majority of respondents (58 per cent) reported that they did not receive sufficient funding to cover the cost of three- and four-year-old places, rising to 70 per cent for those funded at less than £4 an hour (accounting for 39 per cent of schools.)
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