The government plans to increase the number of two-year-olds who can be cared for by one adult in a nursery from four to five, billed as helping parents with the cost of living
Childcare in the UK is among the most expensive in Europe, with the care for the youngest children the most costly.In France, where the legal ratio of adults to children is one to eight for two-year-olds, the average price for full-time care is £511, or 26% of the average wage, according to figures published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
"The ratio change in itself is no silver bullet or panacea or magic bullet, it is not going to significantly change costs, because what we don't expect is settings to routinely or religiously go to one to five."This is more about flexibility and it's important to stress that this is part of a much wider package."
"I honestly can't find a single childcare provider, a single parent, anybody who actually thinks this is a good idea, it would be an absolute disaster. He added:"I've spent many occasions over the past ten months meeting with settings and speaking with individual providers and those who work in early years have said actually a little more flexibility on occasion would actually be helpful.
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