2019 has been another tough year for the sector with ongoing problems of funding, recruitment and retention, and the new Ofsted framework adding to the challenges.
And who knows what 2020 will bring! Will Brexit continue to be a drag on reform, or will a new Government finally start addressing social inequalities and longstanding funding problems – not just in the early years – with fairer and more innovative approaches to policy and financing?
The extent of the problems is clear to see in our news story (pages 10-11), where a number of settings are having to use their Nativity play as a fundraising event and some parents are struggling to pay even a small fee.
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