It is a very exciting time in early years. Looking back on our history and all the volunteers who have battled, made dreadful nuisances of themselves, and been highly unpopular with politicians, bosses and others, I hope Margaret McMillan and other founder members would be proud of us today.
I was delighted to read the words of the editor of the Times Educational Supplement section Primary, Diane Hofkins (17 October). I think they sum us up very well. 'The world of early years experts is a strange one. There is probably more passion in that sphere than in all the rest of the education universe combined. Ministers and mandarins have found themselves both baffled and shocked by the fury and uncompromising forthrightness of the early years lobby.
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