Anyone who knows anything about the early years will know that tackling the issue of stagnant funding rates versus rising costs has been an uphill battle for providers across the country for years now.
During the pandemic, when early years settings were asked to remain open while schools and colleges closed, the Government talked repeatedly about the importance of early years provision and how vital those first five years of a child’s life are. So why is it that the long-running problem of sector funding still has yet to be addressed by the Government?
Many of you, like me, would have been disappointed and yet utterly unsurprised that this week’s Spring Statement did not include a single mention of the early years sector.
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