This motion endorses the vision for early years and childcare set out in policy paper 152, A Better Start in Life.
Submitted by: Federal Policy Committee.
Mover: Munira Wilson MP (Spokesperson for Education, Children and Young People).
Summation: Cllr Dine Romero (Chair of the Policy Working Group).
Conference believes that flexible, affordable childcare and early years education is a critical part of a liberal society and contributes to economic performance because:
Conference also believes that:
Conference further believes that every child deserves access to high-quality education, including children with young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and that early diagnosis is crucial.
Conference recalls that:
Conference regrets that the funding promised by the Conservatives for their 30 hour childcare proposal falls far short of what it will actually cost to provide these hours or to address the existing underfunding of early years provision, and may exacerbate the problems parents already face: a lack of nursery or childminder places and eye-watering fees for full-time childcare.
Conference therefore endorses the vision for early years and childcare set out in policy paper 152, A Better Start in Life, and in particular welcomes its proposals to:
Applicability: England only; except 2. (lines 70-80), which is Federal.
Submitted by: Federal Policy Committee.
Mover: Munira Wilson MP (Spokesperson for Education, Children and Young People).
Summation: Cllr Dine Romero (Chair of the Policy Working Group).
Conference believes that flexible, affordable childcare and early years education is a critical part of a liberal society and contributes to economic performance because:
Conference also believes that:
Conference further believes that every child deserves access to high-quality education, including children with young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and that early diagnosis is crucial.
Conference recalls that:
Conference regrets that the funding promised by the Conservatives for their 30 hour childcare proposal falls far short of what it will actually cost to provide these hours or to address the existing underfunding of early years provision, and may exacerbate the problems parents already face: a lack of nursery or childminder places and eye-watering fees for full-time childcare.
Conference therefore endorses the vision for early years and childcare set out in policy paper 152, A Better Start in Life, and in particular welcomes its proposals to:
Applicability: England only; except 2. (lines 70-80), which is Federal.
Mover and summation: 16 minutes combined; movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 110-111 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion and for separate votes is 13.00 Monday 11 September. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday’s Conference Daily.
In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make concise (maximum one minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See pages 109 and 111 of the agenda further information.
Submitted by: Sheffield
Mover: Rebecca Atkinson.
Summation: Sue Alston.
In 3. (line 81), after ‘SEND’ insert: ‘or potential SEND considerations’.
After b) (line 86), insert:
c) Addressing the chronic shortage of speech and language therapists and educational psychologists to provide timely assessments of individual children, in order to assign individual Educational Health & Care Plans where appropriate.