In a Pregnant Then Screwed survey, which received 5,141 responses from parents with a child under the age of five, 98 per cent said they do not support increasing ratios in nurseries.
A total of 39 per cent of respondents said they believe that increasing ratios will be dangerous.
The survey, which ran between August to the beginning of this month, also reveals:
One parent commented, ‘The carers at our son's nursery are so incredible but lately seem so stressed, and it’s heartbreaking to see.
‘There’s also has been a constant turnover of staff, causing our son to be anxious and unsettled. He loves nursery but the constant changes cause him to worry.
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