It has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson pressing on them to work in partnership to address flaws in funding of early years provision.
The APPG is calling on the Government to use the upcoming Spending Review to address funding shortages in the early years sector, including those highlighted by the Early Years Alliance’s Freedom of Information (FOI) request last week, which showed that there is a shortfall of £2.60 per child, per hour for every 30 hour place.
The cross-party group wants a catch-up premium of £2,964 per child, per year, under the 30-hours entitlement to ensure the early years sector can meet the needs of children and support parents getting back into work to help drive a post-Covid economic recovery.
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