The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has released analysis of the key manifesto pledges for education, highlighting their lack of focus on key issues affecting the early years sector.Read more
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto, in which they pledge to invest in the early years sector, and ensure early education and childcare access that is 鈥渇lexible, affordable and fair鈥 for all families.Read more
The Labour party has announced it will create 100,000 additional early education and childcare places for children from nine months old, through 3,334 new nurseries as part of its plan to meet demand in under-served areas.Read more
Most voters want political parties to prioritise the early years sector, new research out today from the Early Education and Childcare Coalition shows.聽Read more
New joint analysis from 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 and the 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed significant disparities between availability of early years settings across England.聽Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a letter to the Department for Education (DfE) highlighting challenges in meeting the number of early education and childcare places available for the entitlement expansion.聽Read more
The Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC) has today launched its new manifesto, which sets out proposals to 鈥榬escue and reform鈥 England鈥檚 early education and childcare sectorRead more
The number of early education and childcare places in England fell by 56,000 between 2019 and August 2023, representing a 4.3% fall in places, new research by the House of Commons Library shows.Read more