Regulation of private early years providers needs to be strengthened to tackle “excess profiteering” and improve quality, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
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Almost third of not-for-profit nurseries, which play vital role in caring for children with special education needs, closed or taken over by private firms