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2010 ELECTION SPECIAL:
POLITICAL PARTIES SHARE THEIR VISION FOR QUALITY, EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION WITH EARLY EDUCATION
Eight of the main political parties are sharing with Early Education
members, their vision for quality, effective, early childhood education in
any future government.
The double page spread which appears in the latest edition of Early
Education’s member newsletter News, features contributions from the Labour
Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Ulster Unionist Party, Plaid
Cymru, Scottish Nationalist Party, Sinn Fein and the Social Democratic and
Labour Party (SDLP).
Megan Pacey, Chief Executive of Early Education said:
“Early childhood education and care is now a much contested public policy
area by political parties. Many other organisations have launched manifesto
‘wish lists’ in the run up to the General Election but with local elections
set down in many areas in the UK for the 6th May 2010 and a General Election
needing to be called before June 2010, we felt it was important to give our
members the opportunity to hear directly from the main political parties,
their vision for quality, effective early childhood education in any future
government.”
#ENDS#
To download the Early Education 2010 Election Special
click here
For further information, please contact Megan Pacey, Chief Executive of
Early Education on 0207 539 5400/07545 488 004 or by email
megan@early-education.org.uk
Notes to Editors:
1. The British Association for Early Childhood Education (Early Education)
is the leading independent national charity for early years practitioners
and parents, campaigning for the right of all children to early childhood
education of the highest quality. Founded in 1923, it has more than 7000
members in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and provides a
national voice on matters that relate to effective early childhood education
and care or young children from birth to eight, advising parents, central
and local government through the media. The organisation supports the
professional development of practitioners through training, conferences,
seminars and access to a national and regional branch network. For more
information on the work of Early Education, visit www.early-education.org.uk
2. The following political parties were asked to share ‘their vision for
quality, effective early childhood education in any future government’:
Labour Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Democratic Unionist
Party, Scottish Nationalist Party, Sinn Fein, Plaid Cymru, Social Democratic
and Labour Party and the Ulster Unionist Party. Contributions were
restricted to between 150 and 200 words.
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