Dozens of MPs who spoke at a parliamentary debate about Government proposals to reduce ratios for two-year-olds agreed that it would benefit neither children or parents. The debate was called in Westminster Hall following a petition by the parents of nine-month-old Oliver Steeper who died following a choking incident in a nursery last year. The… Continue reading MPs agree that childcare ratios should not be reduced
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“The sector now needs stability”: New Ministers at Department for Education
The Department for Education has announced the roles of the new ministers at the Department for Education. Chichester MP Gillian Keegan was appointed by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak towards the end of October as the Secretary of State for Education. Under secretary of state Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey will be the Children,… Continue reading “The sector now needs stability”: New Ministers at Department for Education
New Minister for Schools and Childhood must give early years and schools equal priority
Kelly Tolhurst, MP for Rochester and Strood, has been appointed Minister for Schools and Childhood at the Department for Education with the early years brief. She will be responsible for a child’s learning from early years all the way through their school years. Kelly who was elected in 2015 has previously been Minister for Small… Continue reading New Minister for Schools and Childhood must give early years and schools equal priority
NDNA’s response to ratios consultation
The previous Children and Families Minister Will Quince announced plans to look at ratios earlier this year. He visited other countries including Scotland to see how childcare and early education is delivered there. On the back of these visits the Department for Education launched a consultation on childcare regulation with a key proposal that, for… Continue reading NDNA’s response to ratios consultation
Funding rates to rise for 22-23 by less than inflation
Today the Government has published its early years entitlement funding rates from the Department for Education to local authorities in England for two, three and four-year-old places. Most councils will receive an increase of 17p per hour for three and four-year-olds which for the areas with the lowest funding rate of £4.44 is an increase… Continue reading Funding rates to rise for 22-23 by less than inflation