Richmondshire Council are offering business rates relief to private childcare operators. Good that that this is supporting new families, bad that the tax payer again fits the bill. Maybe a a change in how day care centre's are assessed in the first place could prevent the problem in the first place, many daycare centre's have rateable values that do not reflect the size of the licence (how many children they can look after at once) that they hold.
The full article can be seen at: http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/childcare-business-rates-discount-plan-branded-absolute-farce/
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