Nursery World - PLA plans its role in children's centres

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has set out an ambitious three-year strategy to become the 'provider of choice for services for nought to three-year-olds' and a 'major player in services for three- to-five year-olds'. At its annual conference in London last week, the PLA unveiled plans to manage daycare provision in 100 children's centres, create parent forums in every setting and increase the level of childcare qualifications among its early years staff. It is also developing a scheme that will see every new parent become an automatic member of the PLA.

At its annual conference in London last week, the PLA unveiled plans to manage daycare provision in 100 children's centres, create parent forums in every setting and increase the level of childcare qualifications among its early years staff. It is also developing a scheme that will see every new parent become an automatic member of the PLA.

Speaking at 'Supporting Choice in Childcare', chief executive Steve Alexander said, 'Within three years we will be actively involved in at least 100 children's centres. All Alliance provision will achieve Investors in Children quality assurance; all early years workers will have at least level 2 qualifications, and at least 30 per cent will have level 3; up to 500,000 parents will participate in family learning; and we will be universally recognised as the provider of choice for services for nought to three.'

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