On this week’s Parents’ Show, we are talking about the Government’s proposed changes to increase the child to nursery worker ratios and whether these changes might impact on the quality of childcare our children receive. Critics of these proposals argue that it may lead to poor quality childcare and even to more accidents in early year settings. Those in favour maintain that by relaxing the staff-to-child ratios for certain age groups, nurseries could reduce costs and possibly make childcare more affordable. 

Our guests this week will be Peter Lilley, MP for Harpenden, Neil Leitch, Pre-School Learning Alliance, Ben Black from My Family Care and Shirley Hayman, early years’ expert.