Childminders will lose an average of £410.40 per child a year under the 30 hours due to a shortfall in funding, a survey has revealed.
The survey of 1,523 childminders, carried out by the Professional Association of Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) between February and March, and given exclusively to Nursery World, reveals a ‘significant’ shortfall in funding for childminders in England to deliver the free hours.
According to the findings, childminders in England charge between £3 and £10 per hour, with an average rate of £4.64. However, while the average hourly rate that local authorities receive from the Government for the free entitlement is slightly higher, at £4.85, the average amount being passed on to childminders in 2017-18 is £4.28 – an hourly funding shortfall of 36p per child.
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