increase in nursery funding!

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I am seeking further support for this new Petition as the increase in minimum wage and provision of pensions will be a big issue for us as it may be for many other settings. - This petition is now available
Increase funding rate for 3-4 year olds needing to provide pensions for staff. This can be signed at:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/122773
10,000 signatures required for a response from the government.
100.00 gets consideration for a debate in parliament
Please sign if you feel that two increases in costs need to be accompanied by increase in the funding per hour the government pay for each child aged 2-4.
This problem affects all providers of early years child care where funding has not increased in parallel with rises in costs of provision.
We are a small setting (Great Orton Nursery) having a maximum of 12 children. The increase in the minimum wage along with need to provide a pension will have financial implications for us.
Following the petition regarding increased hourly funding rate for 2-4 year olds in early years settings which received 10,056 signatures we now have not only an increase in the minimum wage but also the need to provide pensions for staff. The cost of running a pension scheme, particularly in small settings which provide high quality child care continues to rise.This is a nation-wide problem and will affect our children's future.
If you can share this with friends, staff and relatives please do.
Dianne Bates
Great Orton Nursery