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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin and Bryony Gooch

Parents to be hit by 10% nursery fee rise in wake of Rachel Reeves’s tax hikes

Parents face a significant financial hit with nursery fees set to soar by 10 per cent in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s controversial tax hikes on employers, a major new survey has found.

They could also find themselves struggling to find a place for their child, with one in seven nursery businesses – and the government’s flagship expansion of free childcare places – now at risk, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) warned.

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