Rebecca Snedden, who runs the Ladybird children's nursery in Newcastle city centre, praised the Kent nurseries for creating the Association of PVI Providers. She said, 'Good on Kent for being proactive. We have sat back for too long. There would be clear benefits in having a local organisation because conditions change from authority to authority.'
Nicola Walters, who opened the Acres of Fun nursery in Hermitage, Berkshire, three years ago, welcomed moves to bring nurseries together in the county to oppose the code, and was grateful for the backing of the Federation of Small Businesses.
She said, 'The Government will have to look at the code again. I can't believe they are going to carry it through because nurseries are going to go under. We are not going to be viable without top-up fees.'
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