The Sure Start, Extended Schools and Child Care Stakeholder Group heldits first meeting last Wednesday (21 June).
It is chaired by Dame Julie Mellor, former chair of the EqualOpportunities Commission.
Member Rita Sutton, the Pre-School Learning Alliance's director ofregional operations, added: "There is a real feeling that people will belistened to."
However, Liz Bayram, chief executive of the National ChildmindingAssociation, said extra funding was essential to ensure advice could beput into action.
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