We campaign for government to invest in high quality early childhood education and care for all. We believe that additional funding should be targeted at those children who benefit most to combat the effects of socio-economic disadvantage and additional needs.
Investing in high quality early childhood education has been shown to benefit individual children and to have positive social and economic returns. Failure to invest early and sufficiently simply stores up problems which are more expensive for society later on.
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Early years funding
We are members of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition which unites the voices of parents, children, providers, those working in the sector and the wider business community. The coalition has a shared vision of an early education and childcare sector that provides high-quality, affordable provision for all families in all communities, and with it, good pay, conditions, and funding for those providing that education and care.
Maintained Nursery School funding
We work closely with NAHT, NEU and Unison on early years funding policy and its specific impact on maintained nursery schools
We also provide the Secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Nursery Schools, Nursery & Reception Classes which has taken a strong and sustained interest the future role and viability of maintained nursery schools.
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Find out moreNo new cash for early years in Autumn Statement
In his Autumn Statement today the Chancellor failed to offer any financial help to an early years sector which is already struggling to stay afloat.
Priorities for England’s new early years minister
The tenth early years minister in ten years, Kelly Tolhurst, is now in post. It’s good news that early years is part of a Minister
Our response to DfE consultations on funding and ratios
We urge members to respond to the two DfE consultations on funding and ratios which close on 16 September. For information, you can view the