PLA plans its role in children's centres

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has set out an ambitious three-year strategy to become the 'provider of choice for services for nought to three-year-olds' and a 'major player in services for three- to-five year-olds'. At its annual conference in London last week, the PLA unveiled plans to manage daycare provision in 100 children's centres, create parent forums in every setting and increase the level of childcare qualifications among its early years staff. It is also developing a scheme that will see every new parent become an automatic member of the PLA.