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LGA responds to the Department for Education's new recruitment campaign for early years workers

"To ensure support to all children, councils need to be given the resources and powers to manage local childcare markets.”

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LGA responds to Action for Children report on low-income families in poverty

“No child should grow up in poverty and this report is a stark reminder of the challenges facing low-income families and other vulnerable households."

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LGA responds to Coram's Childcare Survey 2024

"Historic underfunding and wider council pressures have left local authority early years teams less prepared to support providers with the expansion, despite concerted effort."

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