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National Insurance Contributions significant driver in nursery fee increases
A survey of nurseries in England last month by National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) discovered that nursery staffing costs will rise by an average of 15%. Respondents said that more than half of this rise is due to National Insurance Contribution (NIC) increases.
While the funding rates that the Government pays providers for childcare places will increase, they will not account for NIC changes. These funding rates are due to rise by an average of 4% although two fifths of respondents didn’t know their new rates.
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