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Around 4,000 school-based nursery places to be created from September, government says

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Roughly 4,000 new early years places will be delivered across 200 new or expanded school-based nurseries from this September, the government has announced.  Read more

Government early years policy at risk of “embedding inequality”, Alliance CEO warns

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Alliance CEO says current government policy is a risk of undermining its aim to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ at the earliest possible opportunityRead more

New report reveals private equity backed nurseries contributing to ‘care deserts’ in poorer areas

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UCL research find that low early education and childcare availability in England’s most deprived areas is inhibiting choice and qualityRead more

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