Almost all of the submitters said that they agree with the sentiments of the bill but that the funding for what it is asking for just isn't enough. If the Government is going to impose conditions and dictate terms, they must fund it appropriately. From an early childhood centre in Auckland: "Funding for us covers about 20 percent of the additional cost in salaries." Everyone that they speak to is coming to similar conclusions. The figures just don't add up, and make most early childhood centres unviable. All of the owners said, if they were to survive, they would have to increase fees and have higher ratios of students per teacher. Again, from an early childhood centre owner in Auckland: "The only option we have is increasing our fees. I've calculated a minimum increase of 10 percent is required across the board to cover the additional cost. However, that becomes unaffordable for parents." And another one from Christchurch: "Two of the ways that the Ministry of Education measures quality of a centre is if a centre has low adult-child ratios and also if it has a low turnover of teaching staff. This funding model rewards the exact opposite. It makes it good to have high numbers of children for each adult and good to employ staff who have only recently qualified and registered."