In an open letter to Government, local authorities and others, the group outlines how it feels the sector is best-placed to support Government and the economy by setting out how childcare provision can be safely and effectively reopened.
The group includes Childbase, Co-operative Childcare, All About Children, and Kids Planet. The newly-released letter and guidance was led by Sarah Mackenzie of N Family Club, Sarah Steel of Old Station Nursery and Andrew Clifford of CC Nurseries.
It argues that the Government should reinforce the existing mandatory school starting age of five for this cohort of children and that early years settings are ideally placed to support this move.
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