Wednesday 8 September 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Nesta analysis showing that new reception pupils are the ‘least school-ready’ for generations Continue Reading
Thursday 19 August 2021 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Sutton Trust research Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 August 2021 Early Years / Tulip Siddiq / Youth Tulip Siddiq responds to 10% fall in referrals to children’s services Continue Reading
Monday 26 July 2021 Education / Tulip Siddiq Labour responds to National Adoption Strategy Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 July 2021 Tulip Siddiq “Decade of Conservative neglect has left early years providers unable to cope” – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Thursday 15 July 2021 Education / Tulip Siddiq Labour responds to report from the Children’s Services Funding Alliance Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 July 2021 Schools / Tulip Siddiq Children could miss out on 24 million meals this summer after Conservatives refuse to guarantee free school meal provision Continue Reading
Monday 12 July 2021 Tulip Siddiq Children could miss out on 24 million meals this summer after Conservatives refuse to guarantee free school meal provision Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 June 2021 Education / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Ofsted data on fall in childcare providers Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Education / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to school census data showing 420,000 pupils have become eligible for free school meals since the start of the first lockdown Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to ‘The Case for Change’ review of children’s social care Continue Reading
Thursday 20 May 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq comments on the Sutton Trust’s call for early years to be at the heart of education recovery Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 May 2021 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Queen’s Speech promise on early years “rings hollow” as new data shows 2,000 providers lost since start of the year Continue Reading
Thursday 22 April 2021 Early Years / Tulip Siddiq Labour wants “big conversation” on early years as new data shows impact of Conservative cuts to Sure Start centres Continue Reading
Friday 19 March 2021 Education / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Education Policy Institute’s report ‘Identifying children with special educational needs and disabilities’ Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 March 2021 Early Years / Tulip Siddiq Labour responds to report showing increase in childcare costs Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Vulnerable Children and Young People Survey showing referrals to children’s services were down 23 per cent in late January against previous years Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 March 2021 Tulip Siddiq Nurseries to lose £247m due to funding changes – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Friday 19 February 2021 Tulip Siddiq Children in care in unregulated accommodation – Tulip Siddiq responds Continue Reading
Thursday 14 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to announcement that Free School Meals will not be provided over February half-term Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Revealed: The striking similarities between shameful meal parcels and Government guidance Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Labour demands urgent action to prevent children going hungry again Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Government telling nurseries to stay open at high capacity or close forever, says Labour Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to images online showing inadequate food parcels being delivered to some families Continue Reading
Monday 4 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to PM’s announcement on early years staying open for all children during lockdown Continue Reading
Tuesday 22 December 2020 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Coram Family and Childcare survey showing 58% of councils expect childcare closures due to early years funding cuts Continue Reading
Tuesday 15 December 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Ofsted figures showing that a third of early years providers interviewed fear closure Continue Reading
Friday 27 November 2020 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Royal Foundation’s study on early childhood Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 November 2020 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Court of Appeal ruling that Education Secretary acted unlawfully in removing safeguards for children in care Continue Reading
Thursday 19 November 2020 Tulip Siddiq Pulling away financial support from programmes preventing LGBT bullying in schools is especially callous Continue Reading
Friday 30 October 2020 Tulip Siddiq Urgent action is needed by the government to save the nurseries and childminders that working parents and children rely on – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Monday 26 October 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq Half of nurseries and childminders don’t expect to survive until next summer – Tulip Siddiq responds Continue Reading
Friday 23 October 2020 Tulip Siddiq Conservative MP must apologise for ‘crass stigmatisation’ of children Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 October 2020 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to analysis from leading charities highlighting funding crisis in children’s services Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 October 2020 Angela Rayner / Kate Green / Tulip Siddiq / Youth Nearly a million children under enhanced restrictions to lose free school meals support over the holidays Continue Reading
Monday 19 October 2020 Tulip Siddiq Labour calls for Conservative MPs to back free school meals in the holidays Continue Reading
Monday 28 September 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Labour attacks government failure to deliver childcare support to those who need it Continue Reading
Friday 25 September 2020 Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to warnings about childcare providers closing this winter Continue Reading
Friday 4 September 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq on IFS Report on Childcare Continue Reading
Thursday 3 September 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq Lack of SEND support could lead to some children having to miss out on vital education – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 August 2020 Early Years / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Early Years Alliance survey on access to childcare Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 August 2020 Early Years / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to the Social Mobility Commission report showing that one in eight childcare workers are paid under £5 an hour Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 July 2020 Tulip Siddiq Physical and mental health of children with SEND has deteriorated in this pandemic – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Friday 17 July 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Children’s Commissioner for England calls on Govt to make early years central to COVID fightback – Tulip Siddiq’s report Continue Reading
Thursday 16 July 2020 Childcare / Kate Green / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq and Kate Green visit nursery to call for targeted childcare investment Continue Reading
Monday 6 July 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Long-term underfunding left nurseries on brink of collapse – Siddiq Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 July 2020 Tulip Siddiq Thousands of essential childcare places could be lost – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 June 2020 Tulip Siddiq Incorrect guidance could force children to go hungry Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 June 2020 Tulip Siddiq Children’s sector joint statement – Tulip Siddiq responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 June 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to Ofsted stats showing sharp decline in childcare providers Continue Reading