The recent announcement of a commitment by the Government to 'guarantee' an affordable childcare place for every child that needs it by the end of the next term in office is just that. If implemented, it could mean the doubling of childcare places for four- to 14-year-olds by 2010 wrapped in or around the ambition for all primary schools to be open from 8am to 6pm.
For a sector well used to change and expansion it would mark a new phase and scale of development, one in which it will be crucial to build on the experience of out-of-school providers to date.
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