Early Years Provision Conference

Published by Susannah Ellis for Capita Conferences in Education

Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - 3:35pm

Early Years Provision

Capita announces details of its Early Years Provision Conference

Thursday 24^th Jan 2013 – Central London

With the Government’s commitment to increase the current number of free early education places for two year olds by September 2013, Capita’s Early Years Provision Conference is perfectly timed to look at the practical delivery of the new statutory duty. It will guide you through the phased implementation process and provide clear advice on how to achieve value for money when preparing to deliver the new entitlement.

Our expert speakers include:

Chair: Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive, National Day Nurseries Association
Stephen Twigg, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Graham Stuart MP, Chair, Education Select Committee
Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair, Public Accounts Committee
David Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of Early Years and Childcare Division, Department for Education
Anand Shukla, Chief Executive, Daycare Trust
Amanda Gordon, Childcare Improvement Services Manager, Derbyshire County Council
Allison Jones, Service Manager Early Years Childcare and Children's Centres, Merton Council
Allison Sunley, Head of 0-19 Services, Peterborough Council

Benefits of Attending

Examine the new proposals set out by the Government to further increase the number of free early education places for two year olds to 40%, by 2014
Take part in an interactive panel discussion, to review the newly set eligibility criteria and the future commissioning structure of the entitlement
Learn from the outcomes of the 2011-12 local authority trials and see how they have taken the entitlement forward post-trial period
Be among the first to explore the chosen delivery options and early findings from the 2012-13 local authority trials
Hear from children’s centres and gain valuable insight to assist in the
design of future entitlement delivery
Identify ways to reach better outcomes through co-produced delivery options
Find out how to engage and support parents in accessing free entitlement
Assess how to ensure quality of provision in early education when
facing increasing pressure on capacity