Pay cut fear at nurseries

NURSERY workers could face having wages slashed to pay for the Governments plan to give parents 30 hours of free childcare, according to a study.

The New Economics Foundation warned nurseries would have to pay £7.33 an hour – below the minimum wage – to break even and not pass on costs.

Spokeswoman Lucie Stephens said: “This research shows the whole system for funding childcare in this country doesn’t really work.”