duck the issue of schools and nursery provision in his first public
speech at Policy Exchange.
'School-led nurseries will be at the heart of our plan for education,'he declared, adding that he wants to give 'every parent the choice of a good school nursery'.
Ministers' speech writers choose their words very carefully, so the speech will be scrutinised for every nuance within it, especially by the PVI nurseries, who will sense the threat looming over their livelihoods. For example, Mr Gyimah says he wants to see schools teaming up with PVI nurseries, so that 'families can have the flexibility of private nurseries and the expertise of schools. The best of both worlds'. So, little regard for the 'expertise' of PVI nurseries then, as some were quick to point out on social media.
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