The Mayor of London is being urged to lobby the Government to review funding rates for early years places.
A new report from the Greater London Assembly’s Economy Committee recommends the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, encourage the Government to review funding rates in London to ensure they are meeting delivery costs, as well as securing a better deal for employees in the sector.
The Committee stresses that the expansion of the funded hours need to be ‘properly funded and implemented with input from the sector to ensure it has the capacity to address the resulting increase in demand.’
It is one of eight recommendations in the ‘Early years childcare in London’ report to improve early years education within the Capital. The report is based upon discussion with the sector, along with a survey of providers and parents.
