by admin | Jun 4, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
Mind the Funding Gap You have all been told that your nursery place is ‘free’. But there is a problem and parents need to listen or risk losing their setting’s ability to remain in the scheme. Imagine that the government decides that a burger and chips can only ever...
by admin | May 28, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
COMPLAINT TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATIONRegarding: Early Years Funding Rate Methodology, Failure of the Public Sector EqualityDuty, and Flawed Evidence Base Submitted by: Early Years Providers — EnglandDate: May 2026 The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MPSecretary of State...
by admin | May 21, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
There is a small campaign in Australia to defund daycare and give the money to mothers instead. One of the arguments is, “Have you seen the calibre of people working in daycare?” Putting aside the rights and wrongs and practicalities of the argument, this should be a...
by admin | May 16, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
The Princess of Wales and the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood have once again highlighted the Reggio Emilia approach in the media. And to be clear, Reggio Emilia is beautiful. It’s thoughtful, creative, child-led, inspiring, and deeply respectful of...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
A recent airing of Dragon’s Den featured young woman who had suffered from severe ME had used some accupressure ‘ear seeds’ which transformed her health. She started selling them for £30 a set, and the cost to her was £3. The Dragons were hugely impressed at her 900%...
by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
On the surface, our name sounds simple. After all, that’s what the government wanted to portray free childcare in the UK. It sounds like something positive.. Something that should exist in a country that says it backs working families. But the truth behind our name...
