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This international conference will address the risks and opportunities associated with mixed economies of public, private and voluntary childcare and early education. It provides a forum for policymakers, childcare business leaders, public and voluntary sector childcare managers, private equity firms and academics to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences concerning this highly topical subject from a variety of national and international contexts.
At this conference, Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Competitiveness at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform will launch a new research centre, the International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare, ICMEC. Based in the School of Education at the University of East London, the Centre is led by Professor Helen Penn and Eva Lloyd.
