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Pilots of the 30-hours free childcare scheme are due to start next month, but Neil Leitch, chief executive at the Pre-school Learning Alliance, is concerned about its viability.

 

The government earlier this month which Neil said is a welcome first step, but he added that more is needed to address the challenges still facing the sector.

 

鈥淒istributing early years funding more effectively is, of course, positive, but if there isn鈥檛 enough in the funding pot to begin with, this can only ever be of limited benefit,鈥� Neil said.

 

鈥淎s the DfE itself has acknowledged, if childcare providers find that they鈥檒l be financially worse off by delivering the 30 hours, many will simply opt out of the scheme.鈥�

 

Neil said that unless the government ensures that funding covers the cost of providing free childcare, he fully expects this to happen.

 

鈥淎s such, we will continue to work to ensure that providers get a fair deal on funding,鈥� he concluded.

 

鈥淎nything less could not only threaten their sustainability, but also mean that families across the country find themselves without the free childcare they鈥檝e been promised come next September.鈥�