Press coverage 2022

29 December

  • Nursery World:

21 December

  • CYP Now: Funded childcare: Debate over charging 

16 December

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

15 December

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:
  • Yourmoney.com:

14 December

  • BBC South: Coverage of the increase in closures in the early years sector and interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch 

13 December

  • Mirror:
  • NMT: IFS report:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

12 December

  • Mirror:
  • Yourmoney.com:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Early Years Educator: Labour's early years policy
  • Early Years Educator: Government's action needs to happen to tackle early years funding crisis 

11 December

  • BBC Radio West Midlands: Coverage of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± data on increase in early years setting closures 

8 December

  • CYP Now:

7 December

  • NMT:
  • NMT:

6 December

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now: Strep A:

3 December

  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on Alliance's energy costs survey 

2 December

  • ITV Lunchtime News: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's energy costs survey and interview with CEO Neil Leitch
  • ITV Evening News: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's energy costs survey and interview with CEO Neil Leitch
  • Guardian:
  • BBC Radio Kent: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on underfunding of early years sector and impact this has on rising costs
  • Nursery World:

1 December

  • CYP Now: 
  • Nursery World: A done deal?
  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:

30 November

  • Nursery World:

27 November

  • BBC Politics South East: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch

26 November

  • CYP Now:

21 November

  • New Statesman:
  • BBC Radio Kent: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch

18 November

  • Nursery World:

17 November

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

16 November

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

15 November

  • i news:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Financial Times:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

14 November

  • Tes:
  • i newspaper:
  • Daily Mail:
  • The Independent:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • ITV Online:
  • BBC Radio Kent: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on ratios
  • BBC Radio Shropshire: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on ratios 
  • BBC Radio 4: Coverage of Alliance ratios survey 
  • CYP Now:

13 November

  • BBC News: Coverage of Alliance survey on relaxation of ratios

12 November

  • BBC News: Coverage of Alliance survey on relaxation of ratios 
  • BBC News: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on government proposals to relax ratios
  • BBC Online:

11 November

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC Cumbria: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's ratios survey 
  • LBC: Shelagh Fogarty:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • The Sun: 
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  • Financial Times:
  • Guardian:
  • BBC Online:

10 November

  • Grazia:

9 November

  • CYP Now:

8 November

  • CYP Now:

2 November

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

1 November

  • CYP Now:  Sector fears plans to scrap childcare ratios 
  • CYP Now: Case for expanding school-led childcare

28 October

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Yourmoney.com:
  • BBC Radio 4:
  • Financial Times: 
  • CYP Now:

27 October

  • Guardian:

26 October

  • BBC Radio Cumbria: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on rise of nursery closures 
  • BBC News at One: Coverage of impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the early years sector 
  • BBC News at Six: Coverage of impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the early years sector 
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

25 October

  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:

24 October

  • Tes:
  • Nursery World:

21 October

  • Nursery World:

19 October

  • The Sun:
  • Early Years Educator:

17 October 

  • Nursery World:

12 October 

  • Guardian: 
  • Financial Times: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Glasgow Evening Times:

11 October

  • The Times:

10 October

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

9 October

  • The Sunday Times:

8 October

  • CYP Now:
  • Times Radio: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on reports that the government may be replacing the 30-hour offer
  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on reports that the government may be replacing the 30-hour offer
  • TalkTV: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on reports that the government may be replacing the 30-hour offer 
  • The Independent:

7 October

  • CYP Now:  
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • inews.co.uk:
  • The Times:
  • Daily Mail:

6 October

  • Early Years Educator:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • Nursery World:

4 October

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:
  • BBC South Today:

3 October

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

2 October

  • Mirror:

30 September

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • KentOnline:
  • YourMoney.com:

29 September

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

28 September

  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:

27 September

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Big Issue:
  • Tes:

25 September

  • The Guardian:

24 September

  • The Sun: 
  • HuffPost UK:

23 September

  • CYP Now:  
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Yourmoney.com: 
  • Telegraph:

22 September

  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

21 September

  • CYP Now:

20 September

  • Guardian:

15 September

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Yourmoney.com:

13 September 

  • Nursery World:

8 September

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

7 September

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • NMT:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

6 September

  • NMT:

5 September 

  • Evening Standard:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

1 September

  • The Telegraph:
  • The Economist:
  • Nursery World: Funding formula will 'hit the North'

30 August

  • Nursery World:

28 August

  • The Sunday Times:
  • The Sunday Telegraph:

26 August

  • Nursery World:

25 August

  • Grazia:
  • Tribune:

23 August

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

22  August

  • Early Years Educator:
  • Metro: Making money make sense
  • BBC South: Local news, interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch

21 August

  • The Observer:
  • The Telegraph:
  • Manchester Evening News:

20 August

  • BBC Online:

19 August

  • Early Years Educator:
  • HuffPost:

18 August

  • CYP Now:

17 August

  • BBC Radio London: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on rising costs and early years setting closures
  • New Statesman:

15 August

  • BBC Online:
  • BBC local radios: Coverage of BBC interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on providers closing down 
  • BBC Radio 5 Live: Coverage of BBC interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on providers closing down 
  • BBC News at One: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch 
  • The Telegraph:
  • LBC: Interview with CEO Neil Leitch on early years settings closures 
  • Heart Radio:
  • Sky News:
  • ITV News Online:
  • BBC Somerset: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on early years closures 
  • Daily Mail:

10 August

  • CYP Now:
  • Early Years Educator: 

9 August

  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

4 August

  • Netmums:

2 August

  • Nursery World:

27 July

  • Daily Mail:

26 July

  • CYP Now:

22 July

  • The Telegraph:

21 July

  • The Guardian:

20 July

  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

17 July

  • BBC Politics West: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on reducing early years care and education costs

14 July

  • i News:

13 July

  • Big Issue:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

12 July

  • Nursery Word:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

11 July

  • CYP Now:
  • The Telegraph:
  • BBC Radio 4:

7 July

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • The Independent:
     

6 July

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Tes:
  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:

5 July

  • The i Paper: Plans to increase pupil to staff ratios will not cut costs
  • New Statesman:

4 July

  • Financial Times:
  • ITV: Good Morning Britain-
  • Daily Mail:
  • Huffington Post UK:
  • Evening Standard:
  • Independent: 
  • Mirror:
  • Guardian:
  • BBC Online:
  • Metro: Backlask over plans to cut early years costs
  • LBC: Coverage of Alliance's response to ratios consultation
  • Wales Online:
  • BBC Radio 5 Live: Coverage of Alliance's response to ratios consultation
  • Grazia:
  • Grazia:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Netmums:
  • NMT:
  • BBC News Channel:
  • Independent:
  • Evening Standard:
  • Daily Mail:
  • Independent: 
  • Your money.com: 
  • BBC Radio Humberside: Interview with Early Years Alliance communication and external affairs director Shannon Pite on proposed ratio changes
  • i News:
  • Times Radio: Coverage of Early Years Alliance response to ratios proposals
  • Heart Radio: Coverage of Early Years Alliance response to ratios proposals
  • BBC Radio London: Coverage of Early Years Alliance response to ratios proposals including ratios survey
  • The Week:
  • BBC Radio Sheffield: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on proposed ratio changes
  • GB News: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on proposed ratio changes
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

3 July

  • The Sunday Times:
  • Sky News:

1 July

  • Tes:

30 June

  • Tes: EYFS:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

29 June

  • CYP Now:

27 June

  • CYP Now:

24 June

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

23 June

  • Early Years Educator:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

22 June

  • NMT:
  • Nursery World:

21 June 

  • CYP Now:  
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

17 June

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

18 June

  • Yorkshire Post: Relaxing early years ratios is a backwards step for children

16 June

  • Nursery World:

14 June:

  • Nursery World:

11 June

  • The Telegraph:

10 June

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • Early Years Educator:

9 June

  • BBC Radio 4, Women's Hour, interview with Alliance director of communication and external affairs, Shannon Pite, on childcare costs
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

1 June 

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:

31 May

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:  

30 May

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

26 May

  • The Telegraph:
  • Nursery World:

23 May

  • CYP Now:

22 May

  • Daily Mail:

21 May

  • The Telegraph:

20 May

  • BBC Online:
  • BBC Breakfast: Interview with Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch on ratios
  • BBC Radio 5 Live: Interview with Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch on ratios
  • BBC Radio 3: Mention of Early Years Alliance ratios survey in news bulletin
  • BBC Radio London-The Vanessa Feltz Breakfast Show: Interview with Early Years Alliance director of communications and external affairs Shannon Pite
  • BBC News:
  • BBC Radio 4 Today Programme: Discussion of childcare ratios, including reference to Early Years Alliance's ratios survey 
  • BBC Radio 4 World at One: Discussion of childcare ratios, including reference to Early Years Alliance's ratios survey 
  • LBC News: Discussion of childcare ratios, including reference to Early Years Alliance's ratios survey 
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch
  • Evening Standard:
  • BBC Radio 2: Mention of Early Years Alliance ratios survey in news bulletin 
  • The Independent:
  • Daily Mail:
  • The Telegraph:  
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • City AM:
  • i News:

19 May

  • CYP Now:

18 May

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

16 May

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

13 May

  • The Guardian:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

11 May

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • BBC Online:

10 May

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Coverage of rising costs for parents and providers in the early years sector

9 May

  • BBC Look East: Bedford YMCA nursery parents angry at 250% rise in fees
  • ITV New Online: 
  • ITV News:

5 May 

  • Early Years Educator:

3 May

  • CYP Now:

1 May

  • Nursery World: Parents struggling as costs rise again
  • Nursery World: More SEND Children but lack of funding 

28 April

  • Nursery World: 
  • Express: 
  • The Guardian:
  • Grazia:

27 April

  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Manchester Evening News: 
  • Times Radio: Discussion on child ratios in early years settings 

26 April

  • The Guardian:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

24 April

  • Politics London: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's research on recruitment and retention in the early years
  • BBC Local News: Coverage of Early Years Alliancce's research on recruitment and retention in the early years

22 April

  • CYP Now: 

16 April

  • The Times:
  • The Economist:

13 April

  • CYP Now:
  • Yorkshire Post:

6 April

  • Nursery World:

5 April

  • NMT:
  • NMT:

4 April

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

3 April

  • The Guardian:

2 April

  • The Observer:

30 March

  • NMT: 

29 March

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

28 March

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

26 March

  • BBC Breakfast:
  • Nursery World:

25 March

  • The Telegraph: 
  • Guardian: Rising childcare costs are pushing parents out of work, survey finds 

24 March

  • CYP Now: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

22 March

  • Guardian:
  • CYP Now: 

18 March

  • CYP Now: 
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

11 March

  • Times Radio: Coverage of increased chilcare costs

10 March

  • Nursery World:

9 March

  • Independent:

7 March

  • CYP Now:

6 March

  • Guardian: 

1 March

  • Nursery World: 
  • CYP Now: 

22 February

  • CYP Now: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • EYE: 

8 February

  • NMT: 

7 February

  • Nursery World: 

3 February

  • The Mirror: 
  • CYP Now: 

2 February

  • CYP Now: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • Your Money: 

1 February

  • Nursery World: 
  • Nursery World: 

28 January

  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

26 January

  • Tes: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

18 January

  • Mail Online: 

13 January

  • Nursery World: 
  • CYP Now: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

12 January

  • EYE: 
  • CYP Now: 
  • NMT: 

11 January

  • Nursery World: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

10 January

  • The Guardian: 
  • Nursery World: 

5 January

  • CYP Now: 

4 January

  • Nursery World: 
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 
  • CYP Now: 
  • CYP Now: