Children in Wales said it was "delighted" with proposals for the 46m Flying Start initiative, which includes free part-time childcare fortwo-year-olds from deprived communities.
Chief executive Catriona Williams welcomed the scheme's focus on childdevelopment and said it was right to target areas hit by long-termunemployment, poverty and scarce childcare.
But she warned that existing good work with young children and familiesmust be taken into account, including Sure Start projects, and othersfunded under the Cymorth scheme.
"They have to ensure that new initiatives mesh in," she said. "We wouldlike there to be more joined-up focus on investment for services at alocal level."
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