CYP Now - Government ‘failing children’ in early years, Labour says

The government’s lack of investment in the early years is “failing parents and children alike”, Labour’s shadow education secretary has said.

Bridget Phillipson is Labour's shadow education secretary. Picture: Parliament UK

Bridget Phillipson reiterated pledges made in the opposition’s Children’s Recovery Plan, published last year, to invest £112m in childcare provision.

Speaking at the National Education Union’s annual conference, Phillipson highlighted Labour’s proposals to increase the early years pupil premium in line with the pupil premium for primary school children.

This would see funding for each eligible child increase from £302 to £1,345.

The conference was told that if Labour was in power, the party would have a “real focus” on early years.

“We’d have pumped in investment, increasing the early years pupil premium more than fourfold, to drive up the quality, affordability, and availability of provision.

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