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PVI providers team up to influence council plans

The Daycare Trust has teamed up with the Pre-school Learning Alliance to launch a childcare assistance project in London to help PVI providers influence the strategic plans of their local councils.

The four-year London Childcare Assistance Project, which is funded byLondon Councils, will be officially launched at the Daycare Trust'sannual conference on 25 November.

A childcare providers' consultative committee will enablerepresentatives from the PVI sector to share their experiences andidentify priority areas, while an advisory board, comprising membersfrom key bodies in the capital such as the London Development Agency, isto provide strategic direction for the project.

Emma Knights, joint chief executive of the Daycare Trust, said, 'LondonCouncils are very keen on us consulting providers and garneringinformation from them and then helping them to influence localauthorities and strategic bodies. They understood how difficult it wasfor providers to work out how best to engage with decision-makers.'

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