(Photograph) - Alys Price, age three-and-a-half, has fun at the Sand and Water Centre organised by Community Playthings for the Pre-school Learning Alliance during its annual conference in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. Almost 1,000 pre-school workers attended the conference which was addressed by, among others, early years minister Catherine Ashton. Photo: Michael Melia
(Photograph) - Alys Price, age three-and-a-half, has fun at the Sand and Water Centre organised by Community Playthings for the Pre-school Learning Alliance during its annual conference in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. Almost 1,000 pre-school workers attended the conference which was addressed by, among others, early years minister Catherine Ashton. Photo: Michael Melia