Early Education and Childcare APPG
First Registered: 12/02/2025 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG?
The APPG brings together parliamentarians and leading members for the sector to work collaboratively to facilitate discussions and find solutions on key policy issues. The Group’s purpose is to help ensure that every child gets the best start in life.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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2 Additional APPG Publications
Former APPG Officers
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James MacCleary
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Lewes
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Allergy , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Long Covid , Nepal
Allergy , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Long Covid , Nepal
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Dinenage
Officer
Conservative - Gosport
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Carers , Caribbean , Creative Health , Internet, Communications and Technology , Women's Health
Carers , Caribbean , Creative Health , Internet, Communications and Technology , Women's Health
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Brewer
Officer
Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
23 Current APPG Members
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6 APPG Officer Positions
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Domestic Violence and Abuse , East of England , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
23 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Adult Social Care , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Children's Online Safety , Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Mutuals , Net Zero , Nuclear Energy , Ocean , Performing Arts Education and Training , Political and Media Literacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Plastics , Tennis , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Domestic Violence and Abuse , East of England , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
23 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Adult Social Care , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Children's Online Safety , Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Mutuals , Net Zero , Nuclear Energy , Ocean , Performing Arts Education and Training , Political and Media Literacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Plastics , Tennis , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
5 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Dairy , Education , Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
6 APPG Memberships
Defibrillators , International Conservation , Miscarriages of Justice , Republic of Korea , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
Blockchain Technologies , Dairy , Education , Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
6 APPG Memberships
Defibrillators , International Conservation , Miscarriages of Justice , Republic of Korea , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
1 APPG Officer Position
Water
2 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Water
2 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
3 APPG Officer Positions
Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Performing Arts Education and Training
9 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Listed Properties , Marine Energy , Music , Music Education , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Water Pollution
Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Performing Arts Education and Training
9 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Listed Properties , Marine Energy , Music , Music Education , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Water Pollution
4 APPG Officer Positions
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Central South , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Fair Elections , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Central South , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Fair Elections , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
5 APPG Officer Positions
Carers , Caribbean , Creative Health , Internet, Communications and Technology , Women's Health
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Beer , Belarus , Central South , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Dementia , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Housing and Care for Older People , Media , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Tennis , Visual Arts and Artists , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament , Writers , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Carers , Caribbean , Creative Health , Internet, Communications and Technology , Women's Health
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Beer , Belarus , Central South , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Dementia , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Housing and Care for Older People , Media , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Tennis , Visual Arts and Artists , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament , Writers , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
4 APPG Officer Positions
Allergy , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Long Covid , Nepal
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
Allergy , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Long Covid , Nepal
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
6 APPG Officer Positions
Children's Online Safety , Down Syndrome , Hospitality and Tourism , Political and Media Literacy , T-Levels , Wine of Great Britain
20 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , CAFOD , Central South , Digital Communities , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Heritage Rail , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Modernising Employment , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis
Children's Online Safety , Down Syndrome , Hospitality and Tourism , Political and Media Literacy , T-Levels , Wine of Great Britain
20 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , CAFOD , Central South , Digital Communities , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Heritage Rail , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Modernising Employment , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis
6 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
46 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , British Jews , Carers , Child of the North , Children's Online Safety , City Regions Transport , Faith and Society , Falkland Islands , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hadrian's Wall , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Healthcare Workers , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Israel , Key Cities , Less Survivable Cancers , Long Covid , Maternity , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Music Education , North East , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Political and Media Literacy , Prostate Cancer , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Social Science and Policy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Visual Arts and Artists , Women in Parliament , Women's Health , Writers , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
Beauty and Wellbeing , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
46 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , British Jews , Carers , Child of the North , Children's Online Safety , City Regions Transport , Faith and Society , Falkland Islands , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hadrian's Wall , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Healthcare Workers , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Israel , Key Cities , Less Survivable Cancers , Long Covid , Maternity , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Music Education , North East , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Political and Media Literacy , Prostate Cancer , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Social Science and Policy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Visual Arts and Artists , Women in Parliament , Women's Health , Writers , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
1 APPG Officer Position
State Pension Inequality for Women
9 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Elections , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Marine Energy , Media , Ocean , Performing Arts Education and Training , Republic of Korea
State Pension Inequality for Women
9 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Elections , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Marine Energy , Media , Ocean , Performing Arts Education and Training , Republic of Korea
2 APPG Officer Positions
Future of Work , Parents
15 APPG Memberships
Beer , Children's Online Safety , Digital Inclusion , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Global Education , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Media , Modernising Employment , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Theatre , Writers
Future of Work , Parents
15 APPG Memberships
Beer , Children's Online Safety , Digital Inclusion , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Global Education , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Media , Modernising Employment , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Theatre , Writers
6 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
47 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Animal Welfare , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Fair Elections , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Visual Arts and Artists , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
47 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Animal Welfare , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Fair Elections , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Visual Arts and Artists , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs
3 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage , Council Tax Reform , Steel and Metals-Related Industries
9 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Hydrogen , Net Zero , North East , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage , Council Tax Reform , Steel and Metals-Related Industries
9 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Hydrogen , Net Zero , North East , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
6 APPG Officer Positions
Citizens' Rights , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Italy , Shakespeare , Visual Arts and Artists
8 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Prostate Cancer , Theatre , Water Pollution
Citizens' Rights , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Italy , Shakespeare , Visual Arts and Artists
8 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Prostate Cancer , Theatre , Water Pollution
4 APPG Officer Positions
Consumer Protection , Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Parents , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
3 APPG Memberships
Cats , Falkland Islands , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Consumer Protection , Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Parents , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
3 APPG Memberships
Cats , Falkland Islands , Schools, Learning and Assessment
5 APPG Officer Positions
National Trust , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Play , Town Centres
24 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Baby Loss , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Children's Online Safety , Council Tax Reform , Dementia , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Key Cities , Micromobility , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
National Trust , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Play , Town Centres
24 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Baby Loss , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Children's Online Safety , Council Tax Reform , Dementia , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Key Cities , Micromobility , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
1 APPG Officer Position
Furniture Industry
4 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Faith and Society , Miscarriages of Justice , Youth Affairs
Furniture Industry
4 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Faith and Society , Miscarriages of Justice , Youth Affairs
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Buses , Responsible Vaping
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Sign Language , Climate Change , Fair Elections , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Youth Affairs
British Buses , Responsible Vaping
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Sign Language , Climate Change , Fair Elections , Multiple Sclerosis , Prostate Cancer , Youth Affairs
2 APPG Officer Positions
Parks and Green Spaces , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
18 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Jews , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Get Refusal , Healthy Places , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Maternity , Media , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Refugees , Respiratory Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain
Parks and Green Spaces , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
18 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Jews , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Get Refusal , Healthy Places , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Maternity , Media , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Refugees , Respiratory Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Officer Positions
ClimateTech , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Rural Services , Shellfish Aquaculture
9 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Environment , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Humanist , Marine Energy , Ocean , Women in Parliament
ClimateTech , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Rural Services , Shellfish Aquaculture
9 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Environment , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Humanist , Marine Energy , Ocean , Women in Parliament
No other APPG Officer Positions
10 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Apprenticeships , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Music Education , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals
10 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Apprenticeships , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Music Education , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals
3 APPG Officer Positions
Airport Communities , Kinship Care , London
12 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Blockchain Technologies , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Christians in Parliament , Environment , Health , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
Airport Communities , Kinship Care , London
12 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Blockchain Technologies , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Christians in Parliament , Environment , Health , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
Contact Details
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James MacCleary MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: james.maccleary.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Juliette Collier, Campaign for Learning. Tel: 07739 692 102
Email: jcollier@cflearning.org.uk
Secretariat:
Campaign for Learning acts as the group's secretariat. https://campaign-for-learning.org.uk/
Group's Website:
No benefits in kind are on record for the Early Education and Childcare APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Early Education and Childcare APPG