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Early Years Equality, a charity promoting race equality, has appointed Chrissy Meleady as its first chief executive. Ms Meleady was previously chair and head of service at the pioneering Sheffield Children Centre.

Ms Meleady was previously chair and head of service at the pioneering Sheffield Children Centre.

She was also chief executive of Sheffield Racial Equality Council and South Yorkshire Race Discrimination Service.

The role is a new one for the organisation and has been made possible with grants of 70,000 over three years from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and 64,000 over two years from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

Early Years Equality chair Gerri Ross said, 'Chrissy stood out because she is a key player in the early years and race equality fields. We are thrilled to get someone with such passion for this role. It is the first time EYE has had a chief executive and it will make a difference to how we operate. There is much more we need to do as the only early years equality organisation looking at race issues.'

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