Early Years SEND
Dingley’s Promise Response to Coram’s 2024 Annual Childcare Survey20240318174604
Dingley’s Promise Response to Coram’s 2024 Annual Childcare Survey
One of the most shocking statistics in Coram’s new Annual Childcare Survey is that only 6% of local authority areas believe they have enough provision...
Outdoor learning at our West Berkshire centre20231215111122
Outdoor learning at our West Berkshire centre
We recently took part in specialist SEND forest school training, and have been really delighted by the changes it has enabled us to make. The training...
CEO Catherine McLeod’s response to the government’s early years funding consultation update20231130162723
CEO Catherine McLeod’s response to the government’s early years funding consultation update
Dingley’s Promise calls for better access to early years SEND funding Yesterday’s release of the government’s response to the early years funding cons...
Dingley’s Promise joins the Early Education and Childcare Coalition20230906140447
Dingley’s Promise joins the Early Education and Childcare Coalition
Working together for an early education and childcare sector that delivers for our children, for parents, and for the economy. Dingley’s Promise...
Statement on Government’s SEND and alternative provision improvement plan20230302180222
Statement on Government’s SEND and alternative provision improvement plan
2nd March 2023 We welcome the release of the Government’s SEND and AP Plan, and are particularly happy that within this plan, early education i...
EDI – The journey that never ends20230302115522
EDI – The journey that never ends
Catherine McLeod – Dingley’s Promise CEO This week, I have been reflecting on the Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) journey of D...
CEO Catherine McLeod on Recruitment in the Early Years20221214112519
CEO Catherine McLeod on Recruitment in the Early Years
Last night our CEO Catherine McLeod spoke to BBC News on behalf of Dingley’s Promise about staffing and recruitment in the early years. As a sector, r...
Dingley’s Promise SEND Review Response20220330114212
Dingley’s Promise SEND Review Response
Dingley’s Promise Response to the SEND Review – Government consultation on the SEND and alternative provision system in England, March 2022 Di...
CEO’s Blog: Learning from lockdown20200722140123
CEO’s Blog: Learning from lockdown
What can we learn from lockdown about how to best support children with SEND in the early years? Lockdown has been hard for every...