Policy paper

2010 to 2015 government policy: childcare and early education

How the government is making childcare and early education accessible to more children to give them the best possible start.

• From: Department for Education, HM Treasury, Sam Gyimah and The Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan
• Published: 22 April 2013
• Last updated: 8 May 2015
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  1. 8 May 2015

     Policy document from the 2010 to 2015 government preserved in a different format for reference

  2. 30 January 2015

     Detail added: Early years pupil premium

  3. 1 September 2014

     Added link to departmental advice on establishing a childminder agency.

  4. 22 August 2014

     Added links to the regulations governing childminder agencies to the 'bills and legislation' section.

  5. 20 May 2014

     Added information about giving parents more easy access to informal childcare. Also added detail about early years teachers and early years educators.

  6. 27 September 2013

     Added detail page about childminder agencies, including information on the trials we are running and the organisations involved.

  7. 25 July 2013

     Updated to include details of 3 publications from July 2013: 'More affordable childcare', 'Early years Teachers' Standards' and 'Early years educator qualification criteria'.

  8. 22 April 2013

     First published.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

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