The new coalition Government has been in power no more than a few weeks. It is too early to say for certain what policies will be put in place that affect the early years sector, particularly when the reduction of the budget deficit is paramount, and we are still in a position where we need to 'wait and see'.
Nevertheless we can speculate a little on the basis of the statements made by the new Government both in the in the coalition document and publicly by Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, and Sarah Teather, the Minister of State for Children and Families.
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