A new report highlights the need for digital support for parents and families, and the importance of developing a ‘cohesive and aligned learning community that surrounds a child’.
‘The Role of the Family in Early Years Education’ report is published by The Children’s Alliance, which brings together individuals and organisations to work together to provide brighter futures for children throughout the UK.
Sponsored by online learning platform Babbu, it makes a number of specific ‘demands’ to ensure early years education is fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
They include for:
- Government to provide funding for every region to have access to high-quality digital initiatives to enable families to encourage learning of their young children at home as well as in an early years setting.
- A Government accredited and approved register (subject to annual review) of digital early learning platforms to be developed.
- Government to establish a formal review of early years provision. This would tackle inequalities, gaps and anachronisms in the sector that impact upon children and families.
- Childcare and early education provision to be under continuous scrutiny in relation to inflation and rising costs with an obligation for it to be addressed in all budget statements so outcomes for children may be achieved and value placed on the workforce.
