Nurseries are at 'breaking point' in Greater Manchester in the cost of living crisis, with owners facing a 'mass exodus'.
Wendy Hartley, 59, runs the Brown Bear nursery chain in Stockport and claims the private childcare sector is facing the biggest crisis of its time, as providers are being forced to pass on mounting costs to parents - and staff are leaving in their droves due to a lack of decent wages.
It comes after the Manchester Evening News reported that many families living in Stockport are being priced out of childcare, and are having to choose between work or sending their child to nursery.
