Sector reaction to the Labour Party’s proposed review of early education has on the whole been favourable. But at the moment, we don’t know the timescales and the review itself doesn’t exist as a document for public consumption.
One of its stated aims is to remove restrictions on local authorities when it comes to opening nursery provision. Can this be interpreted as an intention to start investing in maintained local authority nursery schools? This would be an important step towards addressing the problem of lack of provision in disadvantaged areas.
It is increasingly feared that the Government’s plans for the expansion of subsidised childcare will widen the gap in quality between different local areas, fuelling even greater inequalities.
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