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To: Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney
Hackney Council: Freeze nursery fee hikes now
We’re calling on Hackney Council to pause the September 2025 nursery fee increases, pending a full consultation and impact assessment.
Why is this important?
Hackney Council is planning huge fee hikes for community nurseries. Some families could face fee increases of over £10,000.
Many parents are being forced to consider cutting their hours, leaving their jobs, or pulling their children out of nursery altogether. Some are even thinking about leaving Hackney.
That means less income tax for the government — and less council tax for Hackney. It just doesn’t make sense.
This comes just as the government and the Mayor promised more support for childcare but instead, parents here are being asked to pay more than ever before.
We, the undersigned parents and carers, are asking Hackney Council to pause the hikes, speak to families, and look at the real impact these increases will have.
