Early years organisations join forces to campaign

The Childcare Forum represents 350,000 childcare providers caring for one and a half million children. They are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance, the National Day Nurseries Association, the Daycare Trust, the National Childminding Association and 4Children. The forum will lobby Government on issues crucial to the success of the ten-year childcare strategy, including long-term sustainability, future funding priorities and workforce development. It is seeking funding to carry out research into the sustainability of new provision. The Forum has already met with the Treasury. Steve Alexander,...