Childcare and play are emerging as two of the biggest political battlegrounds surrounding London 2012. The London Development Agency (LDA) is concerned that childcare needs before, during and after the games are not being addressed. It is calling on the five host boroughs - Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest and Greenwich - to do more to plan for this. Meanwhile, play organisations have welcomed proposals to create 120 hectares...