Plans announced in the Programme for Government in September for the coming yeariSchool age childcare delivery framework published on 4 October details commitments, action areas and the approach for the next two to three years. including:six local authorities to develop childcare from nine months to end of primary school
test a digital service to find and pay for childcare
Minimum £12 per hour for staff in the private and voluntary sector
Pilots to recruit 1,000 childminders
Expanded of eligibility of two-year-olds for early learning and childcare
Education and training - Upskilling and reskillingOn 14 September, the Minister for Higher and Further Education stated to the Committee that ‘the lifelong learning offer is a work in progress’ and ‘we have made significant progress, and the reform agenda on which we are embarking will afford us further opportunity to build on that.’
Adult Learning Strategy for 2022...