Nursery World - New trade body proposed for private sector

One of the largest nursery providers in the UK is calling for a trade association to represent all private nursery businesses 'to fight our corner'. Chairman of the Childcare Corporation Alan Bentley told Nursery World that the private nursery sector needs to be properly represented by a trade association so that it can speak with 'one voice' and be heard by Government.

One of the largest nursery providers in the UK is calling for a trade association to represent all private nursery businesses 'to fight our corner'.

Chairman of the Childcare Corporation Alan Bentley told Nursery World that the private nursery sector needs to be properly represented by a trade association so that it can speak with 'one voice' and be heard by Government.
Mr Bentley added, 'Any trade body has to recognise that if the Government is coming out with anything detrimental to the sector, it needs to attack the policies.'

He said that the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), which has previously taken on the role of a trade association, could no longer act without a conflict of interest because of the volume of funding that it receives from the Government.

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