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The Early Years 麻花影视has issued a comment response to analysis from the TUC which concludes that UK childcare costs have soared by more than 拢2,000 in a decade.

Commenting, Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said:

鈥淲e know that the rising cost of childcare and early education is putting huge pressure on families across the country.

鈥淔or years now, early years funding has continually failed to keep up with soaring costs, leaving many providers with no choice but to increase fees to stay afloat.

"Research conducted by the 麻花影视earlier this year found that an overwhelming majority of providers say the funding they receive for so-called 鈥榝ree childcare鈥� places is less than the cost of delivering them 鈥� and with even those setting that received funding increases this year warning that this won鈥檛 be enough to cover delivery costs, things are clearly going to get a lot worse before they get better.

鈥淟et鈥檚 be clear: these cost rises are a direct result of the government鈥檚 decision to knowingly underfund the early years sector in England and not, as ministers are now claiming, because of overly burdensome regulations. As the TUC has rightly said, ratio changes are the last thing the sector needs at such a challenging time.

鈥淭oday's research shows yet another example of the disastrous impact years of underfunding is having on the sector. How much worse does the situation need to get, for both parents and providers, to prompt the government to sit-up and take action?鈥�