Extra funding into the childcare sector is 'badly needed', according to a group representing providers.
A new survey from the Federation of Early Childhood Providers has found just 3 in 10 have reopened since restrictions were eased.
87% of the 868 childcare providers surveyed claim they won't be able to keep their businesses open unless more money is put into the sector.
The Federation's chair Elaine Dunne says she didn't expect the results to be as bad as they were - press PLAY