Children's minister Beverley Hughes said the Government would like the network to take over quality assurance from Investors in Children.
But Sue Owen, director of the NCB's early childhood unit, emphasised that while the quality improvement network would build on the principles of Investors in Children, it was 'not a direct replacement'.
Individual settings cannot join the network at this stage. Local authorities and national organisations will attend regional meetings for peer support, benchmarking and to share resources and expertise.
The NCB is holding a series of events with local authorities on a set of good-practice principles prior to a national conference in Leeds on 15 May.
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