Nursery World - Seize the moment

Some have doubts about its long-term effect, but chains want to take advantage of money for workforce reform, says Karen Faux Further information

Further information

Every Child Matters www.ecm.org.uk

Children's Workforce Development Council www. cwdccouncil.org

Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.org

Private providers are being urged not to delay in applying for their share of the Transformation Fund. The period of funding ends in August 2008 and supports a programme of workforce reform that is having to move at a cracking pace. Clearly, there is no time to lose.

Pixieland Day Nurseries, a four-strong chain based in Plymouth, is keen to engage with the initiative, despite reservations about it in the long term.

'We haven't applied yet but we support the aim of the fund to have more graduates working within the sector,' says Karen Sweet, area manager and company secretary.

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