A wide-ranging inquiry, which is taking evidence until the end of May, has been launched to look at how the outbreak of COVID-19 has affected all aspects of the education system, from early years through to schools, universities and other training providers and the children and young people who attend them.
Its early years remit includes the impact on the childcare market as a whole, including the financial implications of closures of early years settings and independent training providers, and the effect on the funded entitlement. It will also look at long-term issues such as how children’s early development and vulnerable children in general have been affected.
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