Nursery World - Cuts in early years provision - Sway local opinion to protect services

If we want to preserve our valuable early years services, we must
seek to influence politicians, says Dr Julian Grenier, national chair of Early Education

Voters in this year's local elections who care about high-quality early years provision are faced with a simple choice. Do we spend the weeks between now and May explaining the importance of the early years and defending provision that has taken decades to develop? Or do we stand back and watch while it is systematically cut back and closed down?

#earlyyearspledge is Early Education's campaign focused on the local government elections later this year in May. We are urging candidates for local election, and all councillors who are not up for re-election, to support our five-point pledge:

1. Protect children's centres, with services for all families and extra support for those in greatest need.

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