The plans, which were first suggested by children’s minister Will Quince in March, would see ratios in nurseries changed from 1:4 to 1:5 staff to children, bringing England in line with Scotland.
According to the Department for Education this could “potentially eventually reduce the cost of this form of childcare by up to 15 per cent, or up to £40 per week for a family paying £265 per week for care for their two-year-old”.
