To be frustrated with two year old funding

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I know this has probably been done to death and mainly I'm annoyed due to my sil but argh!
I cannot get dd into nursery at all now, we recently moved and there are no places due to the new two year old funding, the nurseries have said this is the reason why.
Also I certainly noticed that dds previous nursery went downhill when the sudden huge intake occurred.
Sil doesn't work, has never taken her dd to any groups or socialised her in any way, I was paying a fortune in childcare vouchers and she's getting it for free despite not working. I honestly do not get it. Is it really going to make a difference? I can't begrudge my niece a place because without it she would have very little interaction but when I think of my sil sat on her backside doing sod all it makes me seethe. She genuinely does do sod all.

Have you tried a childminder instead?

Stop seething. Find other options for childcare.

I can't begrudge my niece a place because without it she would have very little interaction

Well that is your answer.

If your sil really does nothing with her child when she is caring for her then it won't benefit your sil that her dd is at nursery as she would be sat around doing nothing regardless of where her child is. If anything the faff of dropping off/picking up a child would give your sil morework.

You should have planned your childcare before you moved, it was silly of you to move and assume you'd get a place, you should be angry at yourself for being disorganised or not thinking about things in the future.

I understand your frustration, it is a scheme that is unfair on parents like yourself, but it really isn't about parents, it is to support children. Unfortunately anyone is allowed to have children, even those who are too lazy to bring them up properly.

Statistics show that children from lower socio economic groups have less less favourable educational outcomes, and this is one of the ways in which the government is trying to close the gap. It may come across as insulting that children from poor families need more in the way of early years education, but it's similar to the way pupil premium funding is allocated through entitlement to free school meals. It's a very blunt tool that aims to catch every child that will need it, but at the same time has no option but to catch a lot of others that don't need it.