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Childcare sector warms to Tory election win

The early years sector is hoping that 2010 will bring a change of Government, a poll by Nursery World has found, with most respondents wanting the Conservative Party to win the next general election.

Of the early years workers who completed our snapshot online survey in December, 35 per cent said that they hoped the Conservatives would form the next Government, compared with 27 per cent who answered Labour and 4 per cent who wanted the Liberal Democrats.

However, almost a third of the respondents were unsure of who they wanted to win the election, and many were clearly disillusioned with the main political parties.

One respondent commented, 'We need a totally new party - take the best from each and put them together. We need a radical change of thinking and way of doing things in Britain if we are going to see positive change and maintain it.'

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