Nursery World - Wales plan invites views on children

Early years professionals in Wales can have their say in setting the National Assembly's priorities for the next two years. The Assembly last week invited people and organisations in Wales to air their views on the priorities for the rest of its first term until May 2003, including childcare, education and child health. A Plan for Wales website has been set up to encourage participation.

The Assembly last week invited people and organisations in Wales to air their views on the priorities for the rest of its first term until May 2003, including childcare, education and child health. A Plan for Wales website has been set up to encourage participation.

The Welsh Assembly was the first to create a children's commissioner in the UK. In the past two years it has introduced Sure Start in each local authority area and offered meningitis 'C' vaccination to all children.

To give every child a 'flying start' the Assembly has pledged to ensure early years education for all three-year-olds whose parents want it, to move to full integration between childcare and nursery provision from three to seven, and to expand family literacy and numeracy schemes.

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