In the Rascals Day Nursery in Leigh-on-Sea the man tasked with delivering England’s biggest childcare expansion to date crouches down to speak to a group of preschoolers intent on their crafting. “What are we doing here?” he asks.
Conducting a charm offensive, may be the most accurate answer. With a little more than four months to go until the first part of the government’s new flagship childcare offering kicks in, David Johnston, minister for children, families and wellbeing, is now in charge of making sure it actually happens.
