It calls for a review of funding and says that underfunding of the private and voluntary sector ‘cannot continue’ because of the impact it has on the provision and quality of early education.
Early years organisations that have long campaigned to have the underfunding issue acknowledged called on the Government to tackle the issue urgently and work with them to find a solution to the longterm problem.
However, the report does not call for more early years funding, but says that it should be ‘re-prioritised’ to achieve better value for money.
The Government currently invests £5.2 billion into early education and childcare each year, set to rise to £6.4 bn in the next Parliament.
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