Exclusive: CMA investigation to inform Government's Early Education and Childcare Review that will consider funding rates, confirms minister
The professor of education and pedagogy, who is one of 161 academics to sign a letter to the new foreign secretary calling for him to back strengthening the right to education under international law, explains why the Government needs to use its diplomatic power to elevate the status of early childh...
Olivia Bailey has stepped down as early education minister as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's cabinet reshuffle. The departure signals potential shifts in early years policy and departmental leadership affecting local authority childcare responsibilities.
Early years leaders have urged the Prime Minister to extend business rates cuts to nurseries and pre-schools, ensuring England aligns with Scotland and Wales where providers already receive reduced rates. The campaign aims to ease financial pressures on early years settings and support the sustainability of childcare provision across the country.