


Pressure to create more childcare places to meet funded expansion plans threatens to undermine quality
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The Guardian
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Article
Publication Date:
12 May 2025
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Currently, each child under two requires 3.5 sq metres, each two-year-old requires 2.5 sq metres and children aged three to five 2.3 sq metres. Under existing requirements, outdoor space cannot be included where indoor activity is integral to the early years provision.
The government said its new proposals would enable early years providers to increase the number of childcare places they can offer without increasing the size of their building and support the early years market to meet additional demand for places.
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