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Please find below a comment from the Early Years Alliance on new research from the Fairness Foundation which found that 84% of the public agree that government should fund minimum levels of provision for early years.

Commenting, Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said:

“We have always argued that investment into the early years should be seen as an investment into society, and so we warmly welcome the fact that such a large majority of the general public agree that it is the government's responsibility to ensure equal access to early years services in this country.

“All too often, people ask ‘Why should I pay for someone else’s child to be looked after?' – but early years provision is so much more than ‘looking after’ young children. Not only does it provide the care that parents need to work and contribute to our economy; it also provides the quality early education needed to ensure that all children, regardless of background, get the best possible start in life.

"As conversations around early years provision, and the role of government, continue, it is vital that this focus on quality isn't lost."