A proposed increase of up to just 6p on the hourly rate of funding for nurseries will “impede” some from operating, a council report revealed.
The planned increase – just 5p an hour for three-year-olds and 6p an hour for two-year-olds – was announced in December following a consultation carried out by the Department for Education.
According to the report, produced for a meeting of Knowsley’s school’s forum, the proposed funding levels “will not be sufficient for some providers to meet the rising utility and workforce costs and could impede service delivery.”
