Leader of the Liberal Democrats….
….. Nick Clegg , yesterday attacked the Government for failing to tackle inequality in childcare and early years education. In a speech to the 4Children conference in central London, Nick called for the nation’s childcare strategy to be focused on quality and equality of access. He also criticised the Government for failing to plan for the effect on education of large numbers of extra pupils who do not speak English as a first language, calling for a greater emphasis on developing good English skills in the pre-school years.
I support Nick’s comments - with the influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe the strain on local education delivery is becoming more onerous and we need a definitive strategy in order to address this situation.
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