With rising costs, some nursery owners claim government plans to help working parents will fail unless there's a big increase in funding for childcare providers.
Free childcare for working parents is due to be extended to more age groups in the coming years.
Katie George, owner of Georgie Porgie's Pre-school in Coventry, is worried she will be forced to shut.
"Let me do the job I love doing without thinking, can I meet my own costs?".
She explained her gas bill this time last year was £400 for the month.
"I had my March gas bill not long ago and it was £1,200," she said.
"It's not just that, the food has increased massively, water rates have increased massively, rent has increased.
