Places in short supply as recruiting staff becomes harder. gas, electricity, operational running gusts are going running costs are going up and continue to go up. we are not getting the staff. there seems to be less people coming into the sector now. what do mums and dads here think? shame it hasn t come sooner, but yeah, it s great. especially for parents who work, for parents who are working full time as well. massively helps with increasing bills, etc. the government says it s delivering extra investment and the largest ever expansion of childcare, while labour says it wants more nursery places in primary schools and has set up an independent review. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - the election campaign then we are