Comment Plan for Change: ‘If early years is key for the PM, we need a revamped Sure Start’ Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out his Plan for Change this week, outlining how his government plans… Matt Buttery 5th December, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Early years development is vital. Politicians must speak up for babies’ SPONSORED POST The United Kingdom is facing an early years crisis. If it’s not addressed, we will feel… Keith Reed 10th June, 2024, 7:30 am
Comment The Fabian Society’s 11 big policy ideas for a Labour government Think tanks are not political parties. Most of the time we examine policy problems one by one. It… Andrew Harrop 21st October, 2023, 9:00 am
Comment Reforming the childcare sector must be a priority of Labour’s economic strategy The decisions people make about how to care for their children are deeply personal. But the choices available… Holly Higgins 22nd September, 2022, 6:00 pm
Comment Universal free childcare could be truly transformational – Labour must back it As Boris Johnson leaves office and the Tories elect a new leader, nothing could demonstrate the government’s failure… Claire Vibert 28th July, 2022, 11:49 am
Comment Reversing the impact of austerity on children’s services must be a priority There can be few greater indictments of this government than that delivered by the independent review of children’s… Susan Fricker 4th June, 2022, 1:16 pm
News Children “priced out of opportunity” by Tory failure on childcare, Labour says Bridget Phillipson has argued that “Tory inaction” on childcare costs means that children across the country are “being… Katie Neame 11th April, 2022, 10:30 pm
News One in three parents spend more than a third of pay on childcare, poll finds The TUC has called on the government to provide an urgent boost in childcare funding after research found… Elliot Chappell 17th March, 2022, 12:01 am
News Cross-party commission calls for better and fairer access to parental leave A cross-party commission on early years provision has called for a major change of policy from government as… Elliot Chappell 8th July, 2021, 12:01 am
News Labour launches engagement events to start “big conversation” on early years Labour will launch a programme of engagement events to talk to families about education and childcare services as… Elliot Chappell 22nd April, 2021, 10:30 pm