Children and families minister Vicky Ford said that funding nurseries and childminders based on the level they would have been funded before Covid-19 would give them security and offer them longer protection to recover.
Nurseries and childminders are suffering financial losses from the impact of the pandemic, as far fewer children have returned to settings since they were allowed to open more widely from 1 June, as lockdown eased.
According to official Government statistics, only around a quarter of children are attending early years settings than would usually attend in term-time.
The Department for Education has updated guidance for local authorities advising them as to how they should fund nurseries, childminders and pre-schools from September.
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