Professor Cate Carroll: The UK should support a right to early childhood education globally

Early Years
Professor Cate Carroll: The UK should support a right to early childhood education globally
Published July 23, 2026
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 childhood care and education.
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