The 19th April meeting was attended by representatives from 20 Local Authorities, as well as representatives from The Department for Education, Ofsted and The University of East London.

The agenda for the meeting can be downloaded here

The sessions covered in the meeting, with downloadable presentations, are shown below:

DfE Early Education and Childcare Policy Update

Duncan Aitchison (Department for Education). Download presentation here

Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority in early education and childcare

"Funded early education consultation - reform to the role of local authorities in funded early education"

Chris Armstrong-Stacey (Department for Education). Download presentation here

More Great Childcare: Research Evidence

Presentation by Brenda Taggart (Institute of Education, London) and Sandra Mathers (University of Oxford)

Download presentation here

Working session: Response to consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority in early education and childcare

Round-table discussion of consultation proposals

Whole-group plenary and creation of points for network response

Concluding Panel Session chaired by Professor Kathy Sylva

Presentation by Dr Eva Lloyd (University of East London). Download presentation here