Minister for children and families Robert Goodwill has insisted most nurseries are able to make the 30 hours offer work and parents are happy to pay for extras.
‘Although the 30 hours cannot have strings attached, [at] the majority of nurseries I visit their parents are more than happy to pay for additional wraparound hours and other inputs… that does not seem to be a problem that we are encountering round the country,’ he told the Nursery World Business Summit.
Mr Goodwill added, ‘With Childcare Works we’re deep-diving into the accounts and affairs of nurseries delivering on the 30 hours to see why precisely some tell us they’re delivering it very well, expanding nurseries and hiring staff, but others tell me they’re having difficulties.
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