Opinion

Editor's view - Nick Clegg tries to talk two-year-olds

You may have noticed that last week there were lots of stories in the national press and on TV news about Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's 'announcement' about free places for two-year-olds.

If you're part of the early years sector and have been following and probably participating in the two-year-olds' programme, you may have been slightly mystified that there appeared to be nothing new in this 'news'.

And indeed there wasn't. The end of the summer holidays was no doubt deemed by Mr Clegg's advisors to be a good time to reinforce his commitment to this initiative.

So Mace Montessori in Hammersmith was chosen to host the event, and Mr Clegg duly turned up to play with children, talk to parents and face the press. (Photos of the visit show Mr Clegg getting on with the children much better than some politicians, it has to be said!)

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