Skip to main content
  1. Home
Childcare and early years

Policy papers and consultations

32 results

32 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Supporting early years providers to run sustainable businesses

    A summary of the support given to early years providers to help them run sustainable and successful businesses.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Early years workforce strategy

    The government's plans to help employers attract, retain and develop early years staff.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • 30-hour free childcare entitlement

    We invite views on how we should provide an extended entitlement of up to 30 hours' free childcare for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Childcare Bill: impact assessment

    Assessment of the proposed Childcare Bill.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Cost of providing childcare review: call for evidence

    We’re seeking your evidence on the cost of providing childcare.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • 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 and 1 others
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014

    We are consulting on proposed changes to the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Early years pupil premium and funding for 2-year-olds

    We are seeking views on the early years pupil premium and proposals on participation funding for 2-year-olds.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Childminder agencies and changes to the local authority role

    We are seeking views on our proposals for the provision of early education and childcare following the Children and Families Act 2014.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Childcare regulation

    The department invites views on childcare provider regulatory system reform.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority in early education and childcare

    This consultation seeks public views on reforms to the role of local authorities in early education and childcare.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Post-legislative assessments of the 2006 adoption, childcare and education acts

    This is a memorandum to the Education Committee of the House of Commons. It provides preliminary assessment of 3 Acts from 2006.

    • From: Department for Education
    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government