Providers say the government's plan to raise staff-child ratios will not cut costs for parents.
Nurseries and other childcare providers say plans to allow more children for each member of staff in England will not cut costs for parents.
The government said it would consult on whether to allow each member of staff in England to look after more children.In Scotland, five are allowed. Other European countries allow higher child-to-adult ratios - but many have higher public spending on childcare. With a new baby to care for, Ashlie has to trust nursery staff to look after Reggie a couple of days a week."That's too much for them," Ashlie says.The parents of a toddler who died last year after a medical emergency at nursery have started a petition against the changes, which has already reached 59,000 signatures.
"Some of our children have got speech delay, so we're seeing more speech-and-language referrals," she says.
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