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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emily Dugan

Toddlers ‘sold out’ to balance books of childcare bill, English nursery providers say

Young child playing with building blocks with a striped jumper
Since last September, nurseries and other childcare providers in England only need one adult for every five two-year-olds. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Toddlers have been “sold out” to balance the books of the government’s childcare bill, according to nursery providers, who say young children have been put at risk by changes in supervision rules.

The deaths of two babies in nurseries made headlines last week but frontline workers say they are also concerned for the safety of older toddlers after the government relaxed rules on staff ratios.

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