Nursery World reported last week that private, voluntary and independent settings (PVI) in Birmingham had been told that from April 2015 if they received funding to deliver free places, they would have to follow the Birmingham Charter for Social Responsibility, which stipulates that employees must be paid the Living Wage.
However, following concerns from a number of nursery owners, the council has decided to delay the implementation of the Living Wage element of the charter for early years settings until September 2015.
It comes after the Department for Education said it was looking into Birmingham City Council’s move to force early years providers to pay the Living Wage, set at £7.56 per hour.
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