Supermarkets asked to support early years sector in crisis
Alliance asks major supermarkets to allow settings priority access to food
Alliance slams Treasury ‘silence’ on childcare sector
Alliance writes to Chancellor about lack of support for settings during coronavirus outbreak
Childcare sector left out of new coronavirus relief measures
Chancellor fails to acknowledge impact of virus on early years providers
Funded childcare offers to continue during coronavirus closures
DfE confirms that funding will still be paid during any closures related to the coronavirus outbreak
Ofsted suspends routine inspections
Move comes after Alliance call for a temporary halt to inspections
Alliance cancels annual conference
The Early Years Alliance has announced that it is cancelling its 2020 Annual Conference, due to be held on Friday 12 June, in light of the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
Alliance calls for temporary halt to routine childcare inspections
Alliance calls on Ofsted to temporarily suspend routine inspections amid coronavirus outbreak
Disadvantaged children less likely to access funded places
Childcare policy “lets down” disadvantaged families
Chancellor fails to mention early years funding in Budget
Sector disappointed by 2020 Budget
Alliance calls for clarity on DfE coronavirus support
DfE asked to explain what financial support will be made available to early years providers
35% of working parents say that childcare costs leave them breaking even or at a loss
Survey finds that cost of childcare equals or exceeds childcare
Ratios could be relaxed in coronavirus ‘action plan’
Plan to fight virus includes relaxation of ratio rules in event of a pandemic