Early Education and Childcare Coalition
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Working together for an early education and childcare system that delivers for all of us.
Read the manifesto, Rescue and Reform: earlyeducationchildcare.org/manifesto
Read the manifesto, Rescue and Reform: earlyeducationchildcare.org/manifesto
"This Budget brings significant support for many of the families who need it the most. We are delighted to see the two-child limit scrapped, and an increase to the amount of childcare support available to those on Universal Credit." (1/3)
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"This Budget brings significant support for many of the families who need it the most. We are delighted to see the two-child limit scrapped, and an increase to the amount of childcare support available to those on Universal Credit." (1/3)
We wholeheartedly back any rise in pay for a workforce that has been undervalued for too long. But, as our recent research with Dr Gillian Paull and Frontier Economics has shown, increases in the minimum wage hit early years harder than most sectors because so many staff are paid close to that rate.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We wholeheartedly back any rise in pay for a workforce that has been undervalued for too long. But, as our recent research with Dr Gillian Paull and Frontier Economics has shown, increases in the minimum wage hit early years harder than most sectors because so many staff are paid close to that rate.
Ahead of the Budget, and with the Child Poverty Strategy expected soon, members of the EECC are calling for action that strengthens the early education system and tackles child poverty at its roots.
This is what we want to see in the coming days
This is what we want to see in the coming days
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ahead of the Budget, and with the Child Poverty Strategy expected soon, members of the EECC are calling for action that strengthens the early education system and tackles child poverty at its roots.
This is what we want to see in the coming days
This is what we want to see in the coming days
This World Children's Day, we're calling on the Government to improve access to early education and childcare as part of its child poverty strategy.
Early years provision helps families avoid hardship today, and reduces poverty over the course of a child's life.
labourlist.org/2025/11/chil...
Early years provision helps families avoid hardship today, and reduces poverty over the course of a child's life.
labourlist.org/2025/11/chil...
‘If Labour wants to end child poverty, it must improve access to childcare’ – LabourList
Last month, as the PM’s conference speech gained momentum, so too did my phone. It buzzed with texts from parent campaign groups and childcare providers…
labourlist.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This World Children's Day, we're calling on the Government to improve access to early education and childcare as part of its child poverty strategy.
Early years provision helps families avoid hardship today, and reduces poverty over the course of a child's life.
labourlist.org/2025/11/chil...
Early years provision helps families avoid hardship today, and reduces poverty over the course of a child's life.
labourlist.org/2025/11/chil...
We’ve joined more than 100 organisations in calling on the government to scrap the two-child limit in full. Every child deserves the best start in life, yet this policy is pushing too many families into hardship.
Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap
‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We’ve joined more than 100 organisations in calling on the government to scrap the two-child limit in full. Every child deserves the best start in life, yet this policy is pushing too many families into hardship.
Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Don’t miss these free learning opportunities from our members.
On Nov 6th, Coalition Member, Dingley's Promise are hosting a free webinar packed with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve transitions into school for children with SEND
Register here: bit.ly/4qGHk92
On Nov 6th, Coalition Member, Dingley's Promise are hosting a free webinar packed with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve transitions into school for children with SEND
Register here: bit.ly/4qGHk92
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Don’t miss these free learning opportunities from our members.
On Nov 6th, Coalition Member, Dingley's Promise are hosting a free webinar packed with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve transitions into school for children with SEND
Register here: bit.ly/4qGHk92
On Nov 6th, Coalition Member, Dingley's Promise are hosting a free webinar packed with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve transitions into school for children with SEND
Register here: bit.ly/4qGHk92
With the Best Start in Life strategy highlighting the role of private equity in early education, the Education Secretary has now further confirmed that the Government is monitoring consolidation among larger providers.
How Government could clamp down on nursery chains pushing up prices for parents
Nurseries backed by investment firms have been accused of driving up prices and only opening up in wealthy areas, leading to childcare deserts
inews.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
With the Best Start in Life strategy highlighting the role of private equity in early education, the Education Secretary has now further confirmed that the Government is monitoring consolidation among larger providers.
A new report from Bremner & Co reveals that while the Government has pledged to extend free school meals to all Universal Credit households from September 2026, 290,000 disadvantaged children under five will still miss out.
Read more here: bremnerco.com/report-too-y...
Read more here: bremnerco.com/report-too-y...
New report: 290,000 disadvantaged young children will miss out on free meals – BremnerCo
A new report – ‘Too young to count’ – reveals that, despite rising hunger and poverty, most children in childcare are excluded from free meal support.
bremnerco.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A new report from Bremner & Co reveals that while the Government has pledged to extend free school meals to all Universal Credit households from September 2026, 290,000 disadvantaged children under five will still miss out.
Read more here: bremnerco.com/report-too-y...
Read more here: bremnerco.com/report-too-y...
Are you a parent in England who uses private nurseries or childminders and receives the childcare element of Universal Credit but struggles to pay for nursery meals?
Please contact [email protected] if you would be willing to speak to a journalist.
Please contact [email protected] if you would be willing to speak to a journalist.
October 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Are you a parent in England who uses private nurseries or childminders and receives the childcare element of Universal Credit but struggles to pay for nursery meals?
Please contact [email protected] if you would be willing to speak to a journalist.
Please contact [email protected] if you would be willing to speak to a journalist.
In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
Our Executive Director, @sarahronan.bsky.social, reflects on her own early years and how those experiences shaped her passion for the system in this feature for @nurseryworld.bsky.social
Read the full piece on the link:
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...
Read the full piece on the link:
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...
Sarah Ronan: Memories of my early years - Nursery World
Sarah Ronan, director of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition, shares some memories from her early childhood
www.nurseryworld.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our Executive Director, @sarahronan.bsky.social, reflects on her own early years and how those experiences shaped her passion for the system in this feature for @nurseryworld.bsky.social
Read the full piece on the link:
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...
Read the full piece on the link:
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...
Thanks to everyone who came to our packed out event at the Labour Party Conference, it was inspiring to see so many show their support
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September 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our packed out event at the Labour Party Conference, it was inspiring to see so many show their support
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@kamalpreetkaur.bsky.social
@eyalliance.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
@sarahronan.bsky.social
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Join the Coalition for breakfast at the Labour Party Conference
📅Mon 29th Sept
🕘9-10am
📍Suite 3/4/5 of the Leonardo Hotel
With panellists
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@eyalliance.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
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📅Mon 29th Sept
🕘9-10am
📍Suite 3/4/5 of the Leonardo Hotel
With panellists
@oliviabailey.bsky.social
@mayaellismp.bsky.social
@kamalpreetkaur.bsky.social
@eyalliance.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
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September 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Join the Coalition for breakfast at the Labour Party Conference
📅Mon 29th Sept
🕘9-10am
📍Suite 3/4/5 of the Leonardo Hotel
With panellists
@oliviabailey.bsky.social
@mayaellismp.bsky.social
@kamalpreetkaur.bsky.social
@eyalliance.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
@sarahronan.bsky.social
📅Mon 29th Sept
🕘9-10am
📍Suite 3/4/5 of the Leonardo Hotel
With panellists
@oliviabailey.bsky.social
@mayaellismp.bsky.social
@kamalpreetkaur.bsky.social
@eyalliance.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
@sarahronan.bsky.social
Join our expert panel for breakfast at the Labour Party Conference
Childcare Reform: Building a Legacy that Lasts
Date: Mon 29 September
Time: 9–10am
Place: Suite 3/4/5, Leonardo Hotel
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Childcare Reform: Building a Legacy that Lasts
Date: Mon 29 September
Time: 9–10am
Place: Suite 3/4/5, Leonardo Hotel
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September 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Join our expert panel for breakfast at the Labour Party Conference
Childcare Reform: Building a Legacy that Lasts
Date: Mon 29 September
Time: 9–10am
Place: Suite 3/4/5, Leonardo Hotel
@sarahronan.bsky.social @mayaellismp.bsky.social @oliviabailey.bsky.social @eyalliance.bsky.social
Childcare Reform: Building a Legacy that Lasts
Date: Mon 29 September
Time: 9–10am
Place: Suite 3/4/5, Leonardo Hotel
@sarahronan.bsky.social @mayaellismp.bsky.social @oliviabailey.bsky.social @eyalliance.bsky.social
Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
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September 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Don’t miss a thing. You don’t have to be a member of the Coalition to get our newsletter, packed with sector updates, policy analysis, research highlights and upcoming events.
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"I recruited during Covid times for NHS 111 and thought that was tricky – this is a whole new ball game.”
We were pleased to support NFER’s new research, which highlights the scale of the workforce challenge as quoted in this BBC piece. Read the full story here: www.bbc.com/news/article...
We were pleased to support NFER’s new research, which highlights the scale of the workforce challenge as quoted in this BBC piece. Read the full story here: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Recruitment as new Derbyshire nursery opens
The director of the new business in Derbyshire says it has been difficult to find staff.
www.bbc.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"I recruited during Covid times for NHS 111 and thought that was tricky – this is a whole new ball game.”
We were pleased to support NFER’s new research, which highlights the scale of the workforce challenge as quoted in this BBC piece. Read the full story here: www.bbc.com/news/article...
We were pleased to support NFER’s new research, which highlights the scale of the workforce challenge as quoted in this BBC piece. Read the full story here: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Today marks the final phase of the 30 hours expansion. Our director Sarah Ronan, warns that it would be 'unwise to think this is the end of the road [when] the sector is operating in really difficult financial circumstances'.
Childcare expansion could leave parents paying more, study finds
University of Bradford research finds the government's free childcare expansion could 'backfire'.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today marks the final phase of the 30 hours expansion. Our director Sarah Ronan, warns that it would be 'unwise to think this is the end of the road [when] the sector is operating in really difficult financial circumstances'.
"Breaking the link between background and opportunity does not start at the school gate, it starts in the nursery doorway."
Read our guest post on the Best Start in Life Strategy for Sutton Trust
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Read our guest post on the Best Start in Life Strategy for Sutton Trust
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Access to early education is the first line of defence against inequality - The Sutton Trust
Discussing the importance of improving access to early education and childcare.
www.suttontrust.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Breaking the link between background and opportunity does not start at the school gate, it starts in the nursery doorway."
Read our guest post on the Best Start in Life Strategy for Sutton Trust
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Read our guest post on the Best Start in Life Strategy for Sutton Trust
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
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Under the current childcare system in England, many families are missing out on extra childcare support from government.
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social Director Sarah Ronan reiterates the importance of ensuring the system delivers for all in our latest guest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social Director Sarah Ronan reiterates the importance of ensuring the system delivers for all in our latest guest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Access to early education is the first line of defence against inequality - The Sutton Trust
Discussing the importance of improving access to early education and childcare.
www.suttontrust.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Under the current childcare system in England, many families are missing out on extra childcare support from government.
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social Director Sarah Ronan reiterates the importance of ensuring the system delivers for all in our latest guest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social Director Sarah Ronan reiterates the importance of ensuring the system delivers for all in our latest guest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Media request 📢 Are you an early years provider in the North East struggling to meet demand this Sept either due to funding/staffing challenges? Or a parent who can't find the place they need?
If you would be willing to speak to media today, please email us [email protected]
If you would be willing to speak to media today, please email us [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Media request 📢 Are you an early years provider in the North East struggling to meet demand this Sept either due to funding/staffing challenges? Or a parent who can't find the place they need?
If you would be willing to speak to media today, please email us [email protected]
If you would be willing to speak to media today, please email us [email protected]
"Unless the government is prepared to tackle the thorny issue of low pay, it will never grow the early years workforce to meet demand, let alone improve its status or diversity."
Our director, Sarah Ronan, writes for Tes magazine 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Our director, Sarah Ronan, writes for Tes magazine 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Early years needs funding to cope with free childcare expansion
The rollout of 30 hours of funded childcare for nine-month-olds is welcome news for parents, but providers need financial help to meet rising demand
www.tes.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"Unless the government is prepared to tackle the thorny issue of low pay, it will never grow the early years workforce to meet demand, let alone improve its status or diversity."
Our director, Sarah Ronan, writes for Tes magazine 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Our director, Sarah Ronan, writes for Tes magazine 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has launched seven animated films exploring the science behind early social and emotional development.
These short videos show how everyday moments of connection can have a long-term positive impact on a child’s life.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
These short videos show how everyday moments of connection can have a long-term positive impact on a child’s life.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has launched seven animated films exploring the science behind early social and emotional development.
These short videos show how everyday moments of connection can have a long-term positive impact on a child’s life.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
These short videos show how everyday moments of connection can have a long-term positive impact on a child’s life.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
While we all welcome the Government's vision for early years and stand ready to work in partnership to make it a reality, that won't happen without addressing the chronic underfunding of early years entitlements.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole
Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’
www.independent.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
While we all welcome the Government's vision for early years and stand ready to work in partnership to make it a reality, that won't happen without addressing the chronic underfunding of early years entitlements.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...