The government’s decision to award Knowsley Council a 1% rise in funding for childcare places has been called an “accident waiting to happen.”
The increase, which was announced in December, means childcare providers are receiving around just 5p extra an hour more to look after the borough’s children – with members of Knowsley’s school forum condemning the decision.
Part of the issue is that some areas of the country received a significantly higher increase in money to pass on to childcare providers for funded early years places – with more affluent areas receiving disproportionately more money.
