In his keynote speech at the Pre-school Learning Alliance conference, the childcare minister set out to dispel what he described as the ‘myths’ around funding and the sector’s capacity to deliver the 30-hour offer.
Acknowledging that there were differences in opinion between the early years organisation and the Department for Education, he said, ‘At times it appears that the Government and the PSLA disagree,’ he said. ‘A number of times I’ve turned on breakfast TV and Neil Leitch is in the studio commenting on Government policy. What surprises me is that we all share the same objectives and are working towards the same goals.’
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