2021 press releases
21 December
16 December
- Alliance responds to revised guidance on close contact rules for under-fives
- Alliance responds to 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 Education recovery in early years providers autumn report
14 December
13 December
9 December
7 December
2 December
- Parents face childcare disruption as early years staffing shortages reach crisis point, new survey reveals
- Early Years Alliance comments on MoneySupermarket parent survey showing parents want more support with childcare
30 November
- New 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 data reveals huge regional disparities in childcare place losses
- Alliance welcomes appointment of Bridget Phillipson as Shadow Secretary for Education
26 November
- Alliance comments on EIF report into impact of pandemic on physical development in the early years
- Alliance comments on new data showing huge tax-free childcare underspend
25 November
22 November
17 November
27 October
- Budget 2021 response - recovery funding
- Budget 2021 response - early entitlement funding settlement
- Budget 2021 response - business rates
25 October
23 October
18 October
14 October
7 October
2 October
29 September
22 September
21 September
- Alliance calls for greater focus on early years as Children's Commissioner publishes 'Big Answer'
- Alliance comments on Action for Children report on lack of access to early support
20 September
- Alliance comments on Social Market Foundation call for affordable childcare amid decline birth rates
17 September
15 September
- RESHUFFLE: Alliance comments on appointment of former early years minister Nadhim Zahawi as education secretary
- Strong Early Years London launches online business advice hub
12 September
9 September
7 September
- Alliance comments on announced National Insurance increase
- Alliance responds to Nesta report on missed early education as term begins
6 September
- Alliance slams children and families minister's dismissal of huge decline in childminders
- Alliance calls for urgent action on business rates for English nurseries as Welsh government announces relief extension
2 September
26 August
25 August
3 August
2 August
29 July
23 July
20 July
13 July
12 July
8 July
6 July
1 July
30 June
24 June
23 June
21 June
18 June
15 June
- FOI win: Private government documents show ministers knew that underfunding early years would mean higher childcare costs for parents
- Alliance comments on 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 data showing 4% of early years settings closed in just 11 months
1 June
- Alliance criticises lack of early years focus in Labour's education recovery proposals
- Alliance responds as DfE announces latest tranche of education recovery funding
20 May
- Alliance responds to IFS analysis of COVID-related education spending
- Alliance welcomes Sutton Trust call to put early years at the heart of education recovery
14 May
12 May
11 May
5 May
29 April
28 April
27 April
- Alliance urges funding review as APPG on Childcare & Early Education survey published
- Alliance comments on Labour Party 'Big Conversation on early years' launch
31 March
22 March
19 March
16 March
14 March
12 March
11 March
9 March
3 March
2 March
- BUDGET 2021: Nurseries and childminders in England face 拢247m funding cut for spring term, new analysis reveals
- Alliance criticises "absurd" exclusion of childminders from home lateral flow testing
26 February
22 February
18 February
16 February
12 February
11 February
8 February
7 February
1 February
28 January
26 January
25 January
21 January
- Alliance comments on IFS criticism of DfE's approach to early years funding
- Alliance / Ceeda survey: 鈥淪erious concerns鈥 over early years workforce safety
19 January
- Alliance criticises DfE confusion over lateral flow tests for early years settings
- Alliance criticises conflicting self-isolation advice being given to early years settings
14 January
13 January
- Alliance slams 'insulting' Covid testing announcement
- Alliance responds as government says "no intention" of closing nurseries beause families rely on them
12 January
- Alliance calls for urgent clarity on planned early years census changes
- Alliance responds to new DfE statistics showing huge decline in childcare demand in England
7 January
- Early years organisations launch joint campaign to protect the safety of the early years workforce
- Alliance responds to PM comments about keeping childcare open for key workers