Nurseries are being forced to operate at high capacity during lockdown or risk going bust, Labour has warned. Shadow Early Years Minister Tulip Siddiq accused the Government of putting early years providers in an impossible position, as changes to their funding model mean they could lose financial support if parents keep children at home.
She urged ministers to abandon plans to base funding for childcare providers on current attendance, which could see nearly 19,000 close within six months.
Many families are choosing not to use early years settings in lockdown due to the stay at home message and furloughed parents keeping children at home.
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