Firstly, we'll have a new occupant at Number 10, with his own views onwhat the sector needs to provide for the UK's children. And, secondly,come July, we'll have a firm idea of the Government's spending plans forthe next four years when the Chancellor unveils the 2007 ComprehensiveSpending Review.
Everything else is up for grabs, so perhaps it's not surprising thatdifferent parts of the sector are jostling to get their funding bidsheard at the Treasury's top table.
Take children's centres. After a decade of sustained, and unprecedented,investment, many professionals are beginning to have serious doubts overthe Department for Education and Skills' funding formula for the newcentres, and are pinning their hopes on the spending review plugging thefast-emerging financial shortfalls (see Analysis, p11).
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