Nursery World - Need a clearer vision

In the letter 'What is our future?' (Nursery World, 21 October) Tom Hackwood and Parvinder Jaspal highlight the dilemma facing many nurseries today. The Government's goal of universal, affordable, high-quality childcare has wide support in the early years and childcare sector. However, there are potentially huge knock-on effects for private and voluntary sector day nurseries as initiatives like extended schools and children's centres roll out.

The Government's goal of universal, affordable, high-quality childcare has wide support in the early years and childcare sector. However, there are potentially huge knock-on effects for private and voluntary sector day nurseries as initiatives like extended schools and children's centres roll out.

Will the unintended consequence of Government policy be to destabilise the sector that is delivering the lion's share of childcare today? Many day nurseries are facing tough decisions about their future, with the livelihoods and employment of experienced people now starting to be at risk.

With the Government set to publish its ten-year plan for childcare and early years, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is calling for a clear vision of how Government sees the pattern of delivery in 2020 and the contribution of the private and voluntary sector.

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