England's nurseries and pre-schools warn of huge losses and mass closures without government intervention.
Nurseries are warning of"mass closures" which could leave parents struggling to find childcare when they return to work as the lockdown eases.
Providers will face huge losses if this continues at this rate, it said, and called for the government to step in.Ceeda data, published by nursery sector body the Early Years Alliance, suggests nurseries are set to lose more than half their funding for every government subsidised three- and four-year-old place.And modelling suggests problems will continue even if parents start to send their children back in greater numbers.
"The early years sector is at a crunch point, and unless urgent action is taken, we are going to see many, many more settings forced to close their doors over the coming months.
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