Nursery World - Labour pledges action on early years

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has reiterated Labour’s commitment to 'drive up' the quality, affordability, and availability of childcare.

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson promised a 'real focus on the early years'

Speaking at the National Education Union conference today (Tuesday) she said that if Labour was in charge early years would be a key priority, with a recovery investment in childcare and early learning of £112 million this year.

She referenced a proposal set out in Labour’s Children’s Recovery Plan, published last year, which stated that Labour would increase the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) to match that of the Pupil Premium in primary school.

A Labour Government would increase the EYPP from £302 to £1,345, which according to Labour is equivalent to more than 400,000 weeks of fulltime childcare for 107,000 eligible children.

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