Local authority spending on training for childcare staff was cut by at least 40 per cent during the last financial year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The figures, obtained by the Labour Party, show that total spending on training for childcare staff was reduced by £37m from £93m 2010/11 to £56m in 2011/12 across 136 local authorities.
Four local authorities – Redcar and Cleveland, Enfield, Solihull and Lewisham – now have no budget for training childcare staff.
