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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Wylie

Government package aimed at cutting childcare costs branded ‘pathetic’

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The Government has been accused of being “pathetic” and wasting time in relation to plans aimed at improving the cost, choice and availability of childcare.

A new consultation will look at increasing the number of children that can be looked after by each staff member in early years settings, with proposals to change staff-to-child ratios from 1:4 to 1:5 for two-year-olds.

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