At the event, sponsored and chaired by David Kidney MP, the NDNA also launched a paper called Choice for parents and the best start for children - local public/private partnerships to deliver children's centres. It examines how the private and voluntary sectors can work with local authorities to implement the Government's ten-year childcare strategy, based on Sure Start-funded research it carried out last year into Phase 1 children's centres, and on the findings of three regional policy seminars.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the NDNA, said, 'Local authorities reported that their children's centre targets for 2006 to 2008 are quite ambitious. There was unanimous agreement that targets would only be achieved if the private and voluntary sectors are fully involved and the local authorities work with providers and build on existing provision.'
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