MP warns of 'leaks' in the childcare system

摘要

A think-tank has called for nurseries and children's centres to be allowed to opt out of local authority control and become academies. A report by the Centre Forum, published on 21 May, recommended giving pre-school facilities this opportunity as part of plans to streamline childcare provision. Speaking to The MJ, report author and South West Norfolk MP, Elizabeth Truss, said she saw nurseries and children's centres becoming academies as 'part of an overall change in local government', with councils 'taking more of a strategic role'.