New Shadow Education Minister

[Simona]

Well ...not that new as Lucy Powell was Childcare Minister before.

Will she be an ally for the EY sector and against the 30 hrs of childcare?

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary | Children & Young People Now

[bunyip]

Well ...not that new as Lucy Powell was Childcare Minister before.

Will she be an ally for the EY sector and against the 30 hrs of childcare?

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary | Children & Young People Now

New Liebour also offered to increase the "free" hours (to 25 IIRC?). They were outbid by the Tories who raised the stakes to 30 hours.

The big question isn't "how many hours?" but "are you going to pay a worthwhile rate for it?"

[mama2three]

And are you going to treat each child fairly and offer the hours to all ?

[Simona]

New Liebour also offered to increase the "free" hours (to 25 IIRC?). They were outbid by the Tories who raised the stakes to 30 hours.

The big question isn't "how many hours?" but "are you going to pay a worthwhile rate for it?"

Well ...we'd better start making ourselves heard on that
I am disappointed we do not have a minister for childcare, children and families to argue with Sam Tory Guymah.
Education is too big a remit and EY deserves its own minister....me thinks.

Lucy Powell named shadow education secretary | Nursery World

True that Labour offered the 25 hours but...in fairness. it was for ALL families not just the hard working ones the govt prefers to fund at our expense!

[bunyip]

Well ...we'd better start making ourselves heard on that
I am disappointed we do not have a minister for childcare, children and families to argue with Sam Tory Guymah.
Education is too big a remit and EY deserves its own minister....me thinks.

Lucy Powell named shadow education secretary | Nursery World

True that Labour offered the 25 hours but...in fairness. it was for ALL families not just the hard working ones the govt prefers to fund at our expense!

We've enough trouble with 'British values'. For the love of doG, please don't let them revisit 'Victorian values' as they divide the 'deserving poor' from the 'undeserving'.

[Simona]

We've enough trouble with 'British values'. For the love of doG, please don't let them revisit 'Victorian values' as they divide the 'deserving poor' from the 'undeserving'.

I could envisage that Big Childcare Conversation conference next Saturday being very interesting if you were to attend!