Within its manifesto, the charity recommends the next government establish a chief early years officer within the education department to ‘safeguard the interests of early years educators’.
It argues that ‘More than any other stage in a person’s life, the early years hold the power to improve social, cognitive and economic outcomes’, so should be ‘reflected in government.’
The manifesto also calls on the next government to:
Lydia Hodges, head of Coram Family and Childcare, said, 'High-quality childcare boosts children’s outcomes in childhood and beyond, but parents tell us they struggle to find a childcare place, and that the costs are too high. It’s even more difficult if their children have special educational needs or disabilities, or if they’re on a low income. Alongside that, providers are facing a workforce crisis.
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