I have a 'wish list' of changes which could have a positive effect on the private nursery sector during 2007.
First and foremost, I hope that Government intervention in our sector will come with a little more forethought and planning than has been shown recently. For example, the fundamental unfairness surrounding the 'top-up'
fees issue will not go away, and neither will the inability of the private sector to pick up the tab for politicians' own wish lists.
The concept of a given amount of free nursery education to children aged three or more is highly laudable, and no-one in the sector that I know of would seek to reverse this valuable opportunity. However, as it is currently structured, the Government has created goodwill for itself by simply giving away something it does not own, and placing the private sector in serious jeopardy.
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