This Forum provides attendees with an opportunity to learn lessons from the pilot areas and Early Innovators who have been trialling, and researching the implications of, the extended hours offer for early years care. Sector leaders will explain how these experiences will influence the national implementation of the 30 hours free childcare. Participants will also hear about how the new funding formula will work alongside these changes, and explore how the new inspection process will affect the standards they must adhere to.

Key speakers include Lee Owston HMI, Specialist Adviser, Early Education, Ofsted; Purnima Tanuku, CEO, National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA); and Ivana La Valle, Co-Author, Evaluation of Early Rollout of 30 Hours Free Childcare and Research Consultant and Visiting Scholar, University of East London.