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Key areas of concern

At a time when many household incomes are under severe pressure, there are challenges in the accessibility, affordability and quality of childcare provision. Inequalities in access and complexities of needs have been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, with vulnerable families with children, especially those with special education needs, most likely to miss out on support.

ÌýDiscussion will focus on how funding and provision can be built in such a way that those with the highest needs are targeted first and will benefit the most. To enable this to happen, aÌýÌýcould usefully begin by lookingÌýmuch more carefully at aÌýfunding system thatÌýsupportsÌýquality of provisionÌýacross a range of different dimensions.

Join us to hear the panel discuss ways forward for the Early Years in the run up to a general election in the UK.

Send in your questions for the panel by emailingÌýedresprog@ucl.ac.uk

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ThisÌý'What matters in education?' seriesÌýis jointly organised by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Education, Pro-Director Research and the ESRC Education Research Programme (ERP). It aims to create a space for a range of different voices to be heard, and to spark new thinking across education, social research and the wider social sciences on how research, policy and practice can most productively interact.  Ìý

Co-Chair: Professor Gemma Moss, Director, ESRC Education Research Programme, Professor of Literacy at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Education, Faculty of Education and SocietyÌý

Co-Chair: Professor Lynn Ang, Pro-DirectorÌýand Vice-Dean Research at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Education, Faculty of Education and SocietyÌý

Moderator: Dr Becky Taylor,ÌýAcademic Head ofÌýEngagementÌýandÌýImpactÌýatÌýthe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Education