Leading organisations and charities have come together to call on the government to invest in an early education and childcare system that works for all.
A new coalition called the Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC), has come together to lobby the government and all political parties to prioritise early years education and childcare at the next general election.
The Coalition says it "is committed to establishing an early education and childcare system that works for all children, parents and the economy".
Sarah Ronan, Acting Director of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition, said, “The current system is not working for any of us, and it will continue that way unless we see more ambition from our political leaders. Their plans for reform are either to expand the current broken funding model or are so vague it’s hard to know what’s around the corner. The skyrocketing fees that parents are forced to pay have been well-documented, but this isn't just about affordability; it's about availability, equal access, and quality experiences for children and for the people that educate them. It’s about the poorest children being locked out of essential high-quality early education and care and a workforce that is underpaid and undervalued.”
