The Latest Breaking News from Purnima Tanuku

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

Childcare providers have been hit by rise in employers’ national insurance announced by the Labour chancellor in the Budget

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Poorer families ‘locked out’ of big expansion in free nursery hours, analysis finds

Almost third of not-for-profit nurseries, which play vital role in caring for children with special education needs, closed or taken over by private firms

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

‘The whole setup is diabolical’: parents’ fears over childcare costs

As fees are to rise by as much as 19% in the new year many families are considering cheaper options

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022