The Act set April 2008 as the date for all local authorities and Jobcentre Plus partners to be working together to improve the outcomes of children up to five. But Kevin Woods, assistant director of children's centres and extended schools at the Department for Children, Schools and Families, admitted at a conference last week: "Most areas are still struggling to agree good partnerships with Jobcentre Plus." Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of National Day Nurseries...