Childminder numbers fall by a fifth since 2015

Childminder numbers continue to fall sharply
New petition on early years funding

An Alliance member has launched a parliamentary petition to increase early years funding
Alliance gives evidence at Treasury Select Committee

Chief executive Neil Leitch called for business rate relief similar to schemes for childcare premises in Scotland and Wales
Childcare pay falling below retail, new study finds

New research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found that declining childcare pay will converge with retail pay by 2021.