Much has already been written about the reforms in the March Budget to extend the funded entitlement to under-threes. While this will undoubtedly lead to an increase in demand for places, growth is likely to be held back over the short to medium term by the sector's continued staffing challenges.
Furthermore, some physical capacity will also likely need to be built to accommodate the additional demand.
We are in the middle of a Government consultation aimed at easing these staffing pressures, and there are clearly mixed views about the trade-off between how the proposed measures might make staffing easier versus compromising quality provision.
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