Nursery World - Private nurseries bid for their part in universal provision

The National Day Nurseries Association has launched a policy paper calling for day nurseries to play a full part in the development of universal childcare. Day nurseries: good business for families and communities promotes day nurseries as the preferred choice for families, caring for more children under five than any other childcare.

Day nurseries: good business for families and communities promotes day nurseries as the preferred choice for families, caring for more children under five than any other childcare.

NDNA chief executive Rosemary Murphy launched the paper at the House of Commons last week and said she hoped to see the full involvement of day nurseries in future childcare delivery. Ms Murphy said, 'Day nurseries are the foundation of our childcare infrastructure, delivering more than one in three of all childcare places. They have the energy, business acumen and expertise to deliver for children and families.

'The Government has committed itself to deliver the childcare agenda between voluntary, private and maintained sector delivery.We need to ensure that local authorities are encouraged to work in partnership at a local level.'

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