On Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out the government’s allocation of funding for day-to-day spending until 2028-29, and until 2029-30 for capital investment.
Early years organisations, unions and charities that support children and young people have been giving their reactions to the spending review.
Childcare entitlements – ‘two-tier system’ warning
Purnima Tanuku, executive chair of the National Day Nurseries Association, voiced concern that a two-tier system was being created, whereby school-based nurseries were ‘favoured’ above private, voluntary and independent nursery provision.
'We have already seen examples of how well-established, high quality nurseries have been kicked out of their premises by newly-created school-based nurseries using public money. Further investment in school-based nurseries should not result in continued displacement of existing provision,’ she said.
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