Early Education and Childcare Coalition manifesto calls for “rescue and reform”

Today, Friday 17 May, the Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC) has launched its new manifesto, with proposals to rescue and reform England’s early education and childcare sector. Early Education are one of the 30 organisations in the coalition which brings together representatives of parents and children, practitioners, providers, employers and the business sector. To […]

National Audit Office finds roll-out of funded early education & childcare will be “challenging”

A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) today finds that the timetable for the roll-out of the new funded early education and childcare entitlements in England is “ambitious” and that “challenges and uncertainties remain around sector sustainability and staffing”. Although the initial stage of the roll-out in April 2024 appears to be on […]