Nursery World - Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

Investment in the early years should be ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s educational recovery plan, according to a report published by the National Union of Headteachers (NAHT) today (Wednesday).

The NAHT says that the early years pupil premium should also be increased, to achieve parity with the primary pupil premium PHOTO Adobe Stock

The blueprint educational recovery, which NAHT hopes will inform the Government’s as yet unpublished recovery report, calls for ‘urgent review’ into the 30-hours funded childcare for working parents, as well as the funding that providers receive to deliver the offer, which is currently ‘insufficient’.

It states, ‘The current policy means that only children of parents currently in work benefit from the funded hours in an early years setting. This means that some of the most disadvantaged children are potentially missing out. The policy needs to be recast so that it is focused on providing equal access to high-quality early education for all children.’

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