Press coverage 2023

28 December

  • Times Radio: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on Labour's plans to fund new nurseries in primary schools 
  • Grazia: 
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on Labour's plans to fund new nurseries in primary schools
  • i news:
  • i news:

14 December

  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

13 December

  • Early Years Educator:

6 December 

  • The Telegraph:

4 December

  • The Guardian: 

3 December

  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO on the government's early years expansion 

2 December

  • The Independent: 

1 December

  • CYP Now: 

30 November

  • NMT:

29 November

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC local radio stations: Coverage of Alliance's reaction to confirmation of LA funding rates
  • BBC Online:
  • BBC Breakfast:
  • The Guardian:
  • The Guardian:

28 November

  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:

27 November

  • Yourmoney:

26 November

  • Evening Standard:

22 November

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

21 November

  • New Statesman:
  • FE Week:

17 November

  • Nursery World:
  • Woman's Hour: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on capacity of early years sector ahead of early years expansion
  • BBC Online:
  • BBC local radio stations: Coverage of Alliance research to BBC research showing 15% increase for demand for places ahead of expansion 

16 November

  • NMT:

15 November

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Tatler: 

14 November

  • Big Issue:
  • NMT:

13 November

  • Teach Early Years:
  • The Telegraph:

9 November

  • NMT:

8 November

  • Nursery World:

7 November

  • NMT:

6 November

  • The Guardian:
  • The Guardian:
  • Nursery World:

2 November

  • NMT:  

30 October

  • Teach Early Years:

27 October

  • Tes:
  • i news:
  • ITV News Anglia West:
  • Nursery World (Print): Over to You, letters and comments section 
  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on early years announcements, including £100m capital funding boost 
  • CYP Now:

19 October

  • LabourList:
  • NMT:

18 October

  • CYP Now:

16 October

  • Nursery World:

15 October

  • Tes:

13 October

  • CYP Now:

11 October

  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:

4 October

  • CYP Now:

3 October

  • NMT:

2 October

  • Nursery World:
  • Big Issue:

28 September

  • HuffPost UK:
  • NMT:

27 September

  • CYP Now:
  • YourMoney:

26 September

  • CYP Now:

20 September

  • The Press (York):
  • The i:

19 September

  • CYP Now:
  • NMT:

18 September

  • The Guardian:

17 September

  • National World:

14 September

  • The Telegraph:
  • EYE:

13 September

  • Nursery World:

12 September

  • NMT:

8 September 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • NMT:

7 September 2023

  • NMT:
  • Islington Gazette:
  • Independent:
  • The i:

6 September 2023

  • New Statesman:

1 September 2023

  • New Statesman:

31 August 2023

  • Big Issue:
  • NMT:
  • Tes:

29 August 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

28 August 2023

  • NMT:

24 August 2023

  • NMT:

21 August

  • CYP Now:
  • BBC Radio West Midlands: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's reaction to childminder changes
  • BBC Radio Humberside: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's reactions to childminder changes
  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on government announcement that childminders should be able to work in rented accommodation
  • BBC Online:
  • BBC Breakfast: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's reaction to government announcement that childminders should be able to work in rented accommodation 
  • Telegraph:
  • BBC Radio 4 Today Programme: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's reaction to government announcement that childminders should be able to work in rent accomodation 
  • The Times:  

18 August 2023

  • Early Years Educator:

15 August 2023

  • Telegraph:

3 August 2023

  • NMT:

2 August 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • Family Friendly Working:

1 August 2023

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • Guardian:
  • Mirror:

31 July 2023

  • Nursery World:

30 July 2023

  • Sky News: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on expansion of early entitlement offer

29 July 2023

  • The Observer:

28 July 2023

  • The Telegraph:

27 July 2023

  • CYP Now:

26 July 2023

  • NMT:
  • Independent:

  • Local newspapers including Saffron Walden Reporter, and The Yorkshire Post: Tory childcare expansion 'won't work' without help for nurseries straining to survive

  • Daily Mail:
  • Mirror:
  • Evening Standard:

25 July 2023

  • CYP Now:

24 July 2023

  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on setting closures 
  • BBC Radio Humberside: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on early years shortages 

23 July 2023

  • BBC Online:

21 July 2023

  • CYP Now:

19 July 2023

  • NMT:
  • NMT:

14 July 2023

  • NMT:

13 July 2023

  • NMT:
  • The Independent:
  • Daily Mail:

12 July 2023

  • Early Years Educator:

11 July 2023

  • NMT:
  • NMT:

10 July 2023

  • Parenta:
  • Nursery World:

7 July 2023

  • BBC Breakfast and local news breakfast bulletins: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's response to early years funding from September 2023
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch about confirmation of early years funding rates from September 2023
  • Guardian:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

6 July 2023

  • NMT:
  • Nursery World:

5 July 2023

  • Mirror:
  • MailOnline:
  • Local newspapers including South Wales Guardian, Hereford Times and Ely Standard:
  • ITV Online:
  • The Independent:
  • i News:
  • NMT:
  • BBC Radio Humberside: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's response to LGA report on nursery closures 
  • CYP Now:

4 July 2023

  • PoliticsHome:

29 June 2023

  • CYP Now:

28 June 2023

  • Good Morning Britain: Coverage of closures in the early years sector
  • ITV News: Coverage of early years setting closures 

27 June 2023

  • CYP Now:

16 June 2023

  • CYP Now:

15 June 2023

  • The Independent:
  • Daily Mail:

14 June 2023

  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:

12 June 2023

  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±'s proposed changes
  • Evening Standard:

6 June 2023

  • Tes:
  • Schools Week:  

2 June 2023

  • Oxford Mail:

4 June 2023

  • GB News:
1 June 2023
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± want an end to one-word grade (print)

31 May 2023

  • ITV Evening News: Coverage of launch of government consultation into EYFS changes
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on increases to Universal Credit childcare funding 
  • ITV:
  • BBC Radio Somerset: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on early years setting closures

26 May 2023

  • The Times:

25 May 2023

  • The Guardian:
  • Yourmoney.com:

24 May 2023

  • Express:

30 May 2023

  • BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on early years setting closures

21 May 2023

  • The Sunday Times:

15 May 2023

  • Family Friendly Working:

12 May 2023

  • Parenta:

10 May 2023

  • CYP Now:

9 May 2023

  • BBC Radio Oxfordshire: Coverage of Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± inspections and interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch

8 May 2023

  • BBC Radio Berkshire: Coverage of Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± inspections

6 May 2023

  • Evening Standard: What is аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±? Educational charity wants nursery inspections to be reviewed

5 May 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester: Coverage of Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± inspections and interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • Nursery World:
  • ITV Lunchtime News: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± inspections and mental health
  • BBC Radio Stations: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± inspection and mental health
  • BBC News Online:
  • Mirror:
  • BBC Breakfast: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± and mental health in the early years

4 May 2023

  • Local newspapers including Western Morning Star, Coventry Telegraph and Lincolnshire Echo: Help kids get a kick out of King Charles' Coronation
  • EYE:

3 May 2023

  • CYP Now:

2 May 2023

  • Families (print): How playgrounds benefit your child 

29 April 2023

  • The Telegraph:

28 April 2023

  • Family Friendly Working:

26 April 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • Early Years Educator:

21 April 2023

  • The Independent:

20 April 2023

  • The Parenting Daily:  

18 April 2023

  • Early Years Educator (print): Early Years Equality protest the government's childcare policy
  • Early Years Educator (print): Where next for early years? Funding, affordability and the Budget
  • i News:

14 April 2023

  • GB News:

12 April 2023

  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on rising early years costs 
  • Yourmoney.com:
  • ITV Online:

11 April 2023

  • KentOnline:

8 April 2023

  • Guardian:

5 April 2023

  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch about sector underfunding

1 April 2023

  • The Telegraph:

31 March 2023

  • CYP Now:

30 March 2023

  • CYP Now:

28 March 2023

  • CYP Now:

  • Nursery World:

27 March 2023

  • CYP Now:

25 March 2023

  • The Times:

24 March 2023

  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Coverage of Budget plans to increase ratios and 30-hours offer
  • Watford Observer (print): Nurseries need funding

23 March 2023

  • St Helens Star (print): Parents say childcare help comes too late
  • Manchester Evening News (print): There isn't enough staff to make childcare plans work
  • Education Journal: The Budget and education

21 March 2023

  • Guardian:
  • Evening Standard:

20 March 2023

  • Financial Times:
  • CYP Now:

19 March 2023

  • The Observer:

18 March 2023

  • BBC Radio 5 Live:  (from 20 minutes)
  • TalkTV: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on the Budget
  • The Telegraph:
  • New Statesman:
  • The Guardian:
  • HuffPost UK:
  • The Independent:

17 March 2023

  • The Guardian:
  • New Stateman:
  • i News:
  • GB News: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on the Budget
  • CYP Now:
  • Daily Mail:

16 March 2023

  • The Times:
  • BBC Radio Cumbria: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on the Budget
  • BBC News Channel: BBC News 'Your Questions Answered', with Alliance communications and external affairs director Shannon Pite
  • i News:
  • Grazia:
  • Daily Mail:
  • Times Radio: Coverage of early years policies in the Budget
  • BBC Breakfast: Interview with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt including Early Years Alliance's response to the Budget
  • BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • Financial Times:
  • iNews:
  • The Week:
  • Local radio stations: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's reaction to the Budget
  • Yourmoney.com:

15 March 2023

  • Telegraph:
  • The Times:
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on childcare/early years reforms announced in the Budget
  • Evening Standard:
  • Sky News:
  • BBC Radio stations: Coverage of Alliance's reaction to early years Budget announcements
  • Local news sites (via Press Association):
  • Tes:
  • New Statesman:
  • Manchester Evening News:
  • Sky News: Interview with Neil Leitch, CEO of Early Years Alliance, on early years/childcare announcement in the Budget
  • Grazia: The Chancellor's new
  • New Statesman:
  • Daily Mail:
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • The Independent:
  • The Week:

14 March 2023

  • Press Association (including Daily Mail and local media)
  • iNews:
  • Financial Times: Jeremy Hunt to massively expand 
  • HuffPost UK:
  • Nursery World:

13 March 2023

  • iNews:
  • The Telegraph: Nursery rules eased to boost workforce

11 March 2023

  • iNews:

9 March 2023

  • ITV Online:
  • New Statesman:
  • Daily Express: Care costs limit mums who work
  • Local news sites: Cost-of-living: Sky-high nursery fees forcing women to 'quit their jobs and become stay-at-home mums' 

8 March 2023

  • Local news sites including KentLive, HullLive and CoventryLive:

7 March 2023

  • Voice of Islam Radio: Interview with Early Years Alliance development manager Julie Pearson about how parents can support their children's learning during the early years
  • Parenta:

6 March 2023

  • Yahoo:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • Family Friendly Working:

5 March 2023

  • BBC Radio Manchester: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch about rising early years costs
  • BBC News Channel: Piece on rising early years costs including interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • BBC Breakfast: Piece on rising early years costs including interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • BBC Evening News (including regional stations): Piece on rising early years costs including interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • Sky News:
  • Local radio stations including Heart and Gold. Coverage of rising costs of early years places
  • The Independent:

2 March 2023

  • The Express:

1 March 2023

  • AberdeenLive:
  • EdinburghLive:
  • The Times:

28 February 2023

  • NMT:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • The Telegraph: 

24 February 2023

  • MyLondon:

23 February 2023

  • Yourmoney.com:
  • CYP Now:

21 February 2023

  • BBC Radio Kent: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising early years costs 

17 February 2023

  • HuffPost UK:

16 February 2023

  • BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: Coverage of Early Years Alliance's survey on rising costs 
  • Greatest Hits Radio:
  • Nursery World:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:
  • GB News: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch following Alliance survey on rising costs 

15 February 2023

  • The Sun:
  • LBC: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising costs 
  • Times Radio: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising costs 
  • Grazia:
  • Sky News:
  • Greatest Hits Radio including regional stations: Coverage of Early Years Alliance Survey on rising costs
  • Local radio stations including Star Radio and Jack FM: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising costs 
  • Absolute Radio: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising costs 
  • LBC: Coverage of Early Years Alliance survey on rising costs
  • Bloomberg:

14 February 2023

  • NMT:

13 February 2023

  • CYP Now:
  • Bloomberg:

9 February 2023

  • BBC Online:
  • CYP Now:

8 February 2023

  • BBC Radio Gloucestershire: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on rising early years costs 

3 February 2023

  • Yourmoney.com:

1 February 2023

  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:

31 January 2023

  • HuffPost UK:
  • BBC Online:

30 January 2023

  • The Telegraph:
  • Early Years Educator:
  • Mirror:

29 January 2023

  • Yorkshire Post: Nurseries turning to food charities 
  • GB News: Coverage of Princess of Wales' open letter on early years including interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • Nursery World:
  • BBC Online:
  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on Alliance and LEYF nutrition survey
  • The Observer:
  • Evening Standard:
  • Parenting Daily: 

28 January 2023

  • Daily Mail:
  • Local newspapers including Welwyn Hatfield Times, Dorset Living, Penarth Times:
  • ITV Online:
  • NMT: Cost-of-living support makes a difference

26 January 2023

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

25 January 2023

  • GB News: Coverage of increase in nursery closures and work of Royal Foundation
  • Luton News: Nursery can't mask its delight at Princess visit 

23 January 2023

  • Bedfordshire Live:

21 January 2023

  • Mirror:

20 January 2023

  • Independent:

19 January 2023

  • Nursery World:
  • NMT:
  • ITV Online:

18 January 2023

  • Royal Life Magazine:
  • GB News: Coverage of The Princess of Wales visit to Foxcubs nursery
  • Express and Star: Playtime for the Princess on nursery visit
  • Northern Echo: Kate visits nursery to learn about early years work
  • Scottish Daily Mail: It's a (masked) ball for Princess Playful 
  • The Times:
  • The Sun:
  • The Scotsman: The future's in our hands: Princess puts early learning top of the agenda 
  • Yorkshire Post: Princess highlights vital role of nurseries in 'child development'
  • ITV News Anglia and ITV New London: Coverage of Princess of Wales visit include interviews with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch and Fox Cubs Educators  
  • Hello magazine:
  • Daily Mail:
  • The Telegraph:
  • BBC Online:
  • BBC Three Counties Radio: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch of Princess of Wales' visit 
  • Luton Today:
  • Sky News:
  • Local newspapers including Oxford Mail, Argus, Thurrock Gazette and Darlington and Stockton Times:
  • The National:
  • Evening Standard:
  • Independent:
  • Express:

15 January 2023

  • LBC: Interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch in response to Labour's early years proposals

11 January 2023

  • CYP Now:

10 January 2023

  • Nursery World:

  • NMT:

  • CYP Now: Strep A: Guidance for providers

6 January 2023

  • CYP Now:

5 January 2023

  • HuffPost UK:

4 January

  • iNews:
  • NMT:
  • Times Radio:

3 January 2023

  • BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour:
  • CYP Now:
  • The One Show: Piece on rising early years costs including interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • BBC Woman's Hour: Coverage on the scrapping of early years reforms including ratios and an interview with Alliance CEO Neil Leitch
  • Yourmoney.com:

2 January 2023

  • Independent:
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years Alliance CEO Neil Leitch on reports that early years proposals, including ratio changes and increasing the "free childcare" offer will be scrapped
  • i News: 'Knock it on the head':
  • Daily Express:

1 January 2023

  • The Telegraph: