The findings come from a new evidence review on the role of early childhood education and care in shaping life chances by Carey Oppenheim and Nathan Archer.
The report calls for a whole-system review of early childhood education and care, to inform a new strategy designed to deliver quality of provision for children, affordability for parents, improved training and pay for the workforce, and which makes a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children.
‘As families emerge from the pandemic, demand for childcare will change, and these changes in demand, coupled with historic underfunding for settings create a complex dynamic,’ the report says. ‘Tensions exist between quality of education and care, affordability for parents and sustainability of provision.
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