Shadow education secretary Maria Miller tabled an Early Day Motion two weeks ago calling for the Government to stop the introduction of the Code of Practice (CoP), to allow for an assessment on its impact on the sustainability of private, voluntary and independent nurseries.
Meanwhile, nursery owners in Kent are still waiting to hear what will happen in their area. Their protests led to Kent County Council suspending the CoP to hold talks with the DfES (News, 27 July).
Nursery World has seen letters from providers across the country who have written to their MPs, children's minister Beverley Hughes and Chancellor Gordon Brown to voice their anger at the new funding terms.
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