Jeremy Hunt is expected to go ahead with plans to relax staff to child ratios, raise funding for childcare entitlements, and give nursery staff a sign-up bonus, according to reports ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.
The chancellor is said to be going ahead with the controversial plan to increase the number of children staff can care for in nurseries from four to five, according to The Sunday Times.
The plan was said to have been dumped by the Prime Minister in January, a move which had been overwhelmingly welcomed by parent campaigners and the wider sector – although this was never officially confirmed by the Government.
