Andrew Large, director of Clowns Day Nurseries in Derbyshire, said his settings faced a rise from £120 this year to £450 by 2010 and that it was 'just one more example of an unrealistic pressure placed on an already struggling sector'.
Mr Large said, 'It is a safeguarding issue, because it will lead to more unregistered settings being available to parents and some people may not register and carry on doing their childcare until they get caught by Ofsted.'
As Government consultation on the controversial fee proposals drew to a close, there was a chorus of condemnation from early years and childcare organisations.
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