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.
Programmes and schemes
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.
The London Curriculum has reached out across the city to bring together free learning and cultural offers online.
London Early Years newsletter
Sign up to receive our London Early Years Newsletter and other updates from the Mayor for London’s early years sector.
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