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The first 50 to buy a ticket will receive a free publication!

Alliance members: £55
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Thursday 16 April, 9.30am - 4pm
London
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Thursday 15 October, 9.30am - 4pm
Manchester
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We’re pleased to be joined by Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver at our London event, and Sam Sleeman-Boss and Wendy Ratcliff from Ofsted at our Manchester event.

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- an under-twos funding rate of £12.04 from 1 April 2026, an average increase of 4.28% compared to 1 April 2025. Individual council under-twos rates here: bit.ly/4pHsU7Q

Read more: bit.ly/4aiLezd

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- an average two-year-old funding rate of £8.90 from 1 April 2026, an average increase of 4.36% compared to 1 April 2025. Individual council two-year-old rates here: bit.ly/4s2ZXow

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@departmentforedu.bsky.social has confirmed that local authorities in England will receive:

- an average three- and four-year-old funding rate of £6.42 from 1 April 2026, an average increase of 4.95% compared to April 2025. Individual council three- and four-year-old rates here: bit.ly/4oTL2Kk

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So all in all, great rhetoric, great soundbites – but the reality is that we have a sector that is struggling.”

bbc.in/3I3vAfj

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“This is the biggest initiative in terms of early years that we’ve had, right in the middle of a recruitment and retention where there is gross underfunding – and then we’ve just had the nice wallop of national insurance increases, which we are prohibited from passing on to parents.

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