Find out what we're doing to tackle child poverty through schools.
Support for families and early years
Working to support quality early years education and childcare for families
Achieving success in the early years is crucial to a child’s future development.
Whilst the quality of the home environment experienced by a child is paramount, early years provision can exert profound influence, with high quality education and care having both short and longer-term effects on a child.
That's why addressing inequality early has significant implications for outcomes of vulnerable groups later in life.
Below you can find out more about how we're working to support quality early years education and childcare for families.
Find out about early years in London and read our report.
Supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the early years.
Find out what the Mayor is doing to support the business support needs of London's early years sector.
Tackling gender stereotyping
Equal play
Research shows we develop careers aspirations at a young age - some studies suggest it's as early as four years old. This means it's important that children have early and equal opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills and aspirations for the future.
The Mayor wants to tackle gender stereotyping early so no child is held back from reaching their full potential.
Programmes and schemes
Explore our awards programme, support and success stories, helping improve children's health and wellbeing.
Find out about the Mayor's interest-free Childcare Deposit Loan Scheme.
Find out about the Mayor’s Early Years Leaders Programme.
Guidance and resources
Explore our toolkit for info, learning and resources from the Mayor's Early Years Hubs programme.
Use our template for your local Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA).
The London Curriculum has reached out across the city to bring together free learning and cultural offers online.
