Press coverage 2024

8 August 2024

  • NMT:

5 August 2024

  • Netmums: 
  • The iPaper: Families warned of higher nursery fees
  • Nursery World:

4 August 2024

  • The Observer:
  • WorkingMums:

2 August 2024

  • The Sun: 

30 July 2024

  • CYP Now:

26 July 2024

  • Nursery World:

25 July 2024

  • NMT:
  • Telegraph:

21 July 2024

  • inews:

19 July 2024

  • ITV News Anglia: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO on childminding

16 July 2024

  • Nursery World:

11 July 2024

  • NMT:

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  • Independent:
  • MailOnline:

8 July 2024

  • NMT:
  • Tes:

1 July 2024

  • CYP Now:

28 June 2024

  • FE Week (Print): How a new government's early education plans will affect further education 

27 June 2024

  • Big Issue:

25 June 2024

  • Nursery World: 
  • NMT:

21 June 2024

  • Nursery World:

20 June 2024

  • NMT:
  • Financial Times:

13 June 2024

  • Nursery World:

12 June 2024

  • NMT:

11 June 2024

  • Nursery World:

10 June 2024

  • BBC Radio 5 Live: Coverage of ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û response to Labour proposals to increase early years provision in primary schools 
  • The Independent:

30 May 2024

  • Nursery World: 

28 May 2024

  • The Telegraph: 

4 June 2024

  • The Independent:
  • MailOnline:

30 May 2024

  • Nursery World:

27 May 2024

  • The Guardian:

24 May 2024

  • Nursery World:

22 May 2024

  • NMT:
  • CYP Now:
  • i news:

21 May 2024

  • Nursery World:

19 May 2024

  • Daily Mail: 

16 May 2024

  • The Guardian:

12 May 2024

  • Local BBC Radio stations: Interview with Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the sector as applications for second phase of expansion open 
  • BBC Breakfast: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the sector as applications for second phase of expansion open
  • BBC Radio 2: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the sector as applications for second phase of the expansion open 
  • The Sun:

9 May 2024

  • BBC Radio Berkshire: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the sector amid the early entitlement expansion 

8 May 2024

  • Independent:
  • BBC Radio Devon: Interview with Stella Freebody, manager of Oak Tree Nursery about project to revamp the setting's outdoor space  

29 April 2024

  • CYP Now:
  • BBC Radio Surrey: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the early years sector 

27 April 2024

  • FE Week:
  • The Yorkshire Post: More support is urgently needed if government aims are to be fulfilled

29 April 2024 

  • BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges facing the early years sector 
  • CYP Now:

24 April 2024

  • LBC: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on the NAO report into government preparations for the early entitlement expansion 
  • NMT:
  • TalkTV: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on the NEO report into government preparations for the early entitlement expansion
  • Heart: 
  • Smooth Radio: 
  • Capital Radio: 
  • Sky News:
  • Nursery World:
  • The Independent:
  • Times Radio: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on the NAO report into government preparations for the early entitlement expansion 
  • The Guardian:
  • Daily Mail:

23 April 2024

  • The Guardian:

22 April 2024

  • Nursery World:

19 April 2024

  • The Times:
  • Nursery World:
  • The Guardian:
  • LBC: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û communications and external affairs director Shannon Pite on newly released government figures on the rollout of the early entitlement expansion
  • Sky News:
  • BBC Online:
  • The Independent:
  • MailOnline: 
  • Financial Times:

18 April 2024

15 April 2024

  • The Independent:

11 April 2024

  • NMT: IFS report:

9 April 2024

  • BBC Online: 
  • The Mirror: 
  • The Guardian:  

3 April 2024

  • i News: 

2 April 2024:

  • i News: 
  • Mail Online:
  • The Times: 
  • The Times:
  • The Telegraph:
  • Independent:
  • Times Radio: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on rollout of early entitlement offer
  • BBC Breakfast: Coverage of Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û perspective on challenges facing the sector with regard to the expansion
  • BBC Kent: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on challenges of early entitlement expansion rollout 
  • Mail Online; 
  • Sky News: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on the rollout of the early entitlement expansion 
  • Channel 4 News: Coverage of Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û response to early entitlement rollout 
  • The Times:

1 April 2024:

  • Sky News: 
  • Sky News Breakfast: Coverage of Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û's reaction of 30-hours expansion begins 
  • i News:
  • The Independent:
  • The Mirror:
  • Mail Online:
  • ITV Online:
  • LBC: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch as early entitlement expansion begins 
  • Mail Online:
  • Independent:
  • Mail Online:

31 March 2024

  • PoliticsHome:

29 March 2024

  • i news:

28 March 2024

  • i news:
  • The Times; Labour denies it will drop free childcare plan

27 March 2024

  • Daily Mail: 
  • ITV Online:
  • i news:

26 March 2024

  • The Independent:

19 March 2024

  • BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Three Counties: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on Coram's annual Childcare Costs report
  • Mirror:
  • NMT:
  • Big Issue:
  • Nursery World:

16 March 2024

  • BBC Radio 4's Today Programme: ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch interviewed on the impact of the expansion on the sector

15 March 2024

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

9 March 2024

  • The Independent:
7 March 2024
  • LBC: Interview with Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on 2024 Budget
  • The i Paper (print) Hunt commits to pledge on free childcare 

6 March 2024

  • inews:
  • The Telegraph:
  • The Guardian:
  • NMT: Spring Budget 2024:

4 March 2024

  • Evening Standard:
  • The Guardian:

2 March 2024

  • Mirror Online: 

28 February 2024

  • YourMoney:

27 February 2024

  • Teach Early Years:
  • Nursery World:

22 February 2024

  • Local newspapers including Glasgow Evening Times, The Argus and The Standard:
  • Daily Mail:
  • The Independent:
  • LBC: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û research highlighting capacity challenges ahead of the early years expansion
  • Greatest Hits Radio: Coverage of ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û research highlighting capacity challenges ahead of the early years expansion
  • TalkRadio: Coverage of ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û research highlighting capacity challenges ahead of the early years expansion
  • i news:
  • Capital Radio:
  • Radio X:
  • NMT:
  • TimesRadio: Coverage of ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û research highlighting capacity challenges ahead of the early years expansion
  • Sky News:
  • Nursery World:

16 February 2024

  • Nursery World:

5 February 2024

  • PoliticsHome:
  • Nursery World: Pandemic babies (print)
  • Independent:

2 February 2024

  • Tes:
  • NMT:
  • TalkTV: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on government's recruitment campaign
  • BBC Radio Kent: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on recruitment campaign 
  • i news:
  • BBC Radio Berkshire: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on recruitment campaign
  • The Independent:
  • The Telegraph: Nursery workers offered golden handshake to fill gaps in Sunak's childcare free scheme
  • Daily Mail:
  • BBC (Online):
  • Mirror:
  • Nursery World:

1 February 2024

  • Family Friendly Working:

30 January 2024

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

27 January 2024

  • The Observer:

25 January 2024

  • NMT:
  • NMT:
  • Nursery World:
  • LBC News: Interview with communications and external affairs director Shannon Pite on sector challenges ahead of early years expansion
  • Nursery World:

24 January 2024

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC Radio Berkshire: Interview with communications and external affairs director Shannon Pite on sector challenges ahead of early years expansion
  • CYP Now:
  • Daily Mail:
  • The Independent: Parents may miss out on childcare offer in April due to funding uncertainty
  • Tes:  

23 January 2024

  • i News:
  • The Times:
  • The Independent:
  • BBC Breakfast: 
  • BBC Online:
  • BBC Radio West Midlands: Interview with Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on early years expansion
  • BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire: Interview with Early Years ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on early years expansion

22 January 2024

  • BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour:
  • Times Radio: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on sector challenges ahead of early years expansion
  • TalkSport: Interview with ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û CEO Neil Leitch on sector challenges ahead of early years expansion 
  • ITV Online:
  • Telegraph:
  • Mirror:
  • BBC Online:

21 January 2024

  • The Times: 

19 January 2024

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:
  • NMT:

18 January 2024

  • CYP Now:

17 January 2024

  • NMT:

14 January 2024

  • The Sunday Times:

16 January 2024

  • The Independent:
  • ITV London News: Coverage of London Assembly report of childcare and early years in the capital, including ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û reaction

14 January 2024

  • The Sunday Times:

12 January 2024

  • Tes:

11 January 2024

  • FE Week:

9 January 2024

  • National World:

8 January 2024

  • Manchester Evening News:

6 January 2024

  • Independent:
  • Sunday Mirror:

5 January 2024

  • The Telegraph:
  • CYP Now:

4 January 2024

  • NMT:
  • Financial Times:

3 January 2024

  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now: 

2 January 2024

  • Early Years Educator:
  • Nursery World:
  • Big Issue:
  • Your Money:
  • The Standard:
  • BBC Breakfast:
  • Independent: