No to nursery ratio changes

Nursery ratio changes to be scrapped

The Deputy PM, Nick Clegg, has said that plans to allow nurseries and child-minders in England to look after more children are being dropped. The Government had previously said the changes would increase places, quality and cut costs. However, critics said care quality would suffer. Conservative MP Chris Skidmore accused Mr Clegg of ignoring the plight of parents. He commented: "This is a huge U-turn from Mr Clegg and undermines his claim that he wants cheaper childcare." Mr Clegg said that there was no real evidence that increasing ratios would reduce the cost of childcare for families.