ICMEC Co-director speaks to Greater London Assembly Committee
Eva Lloyd, Reader in Early Childhood and Co-director of the International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare at the Cass School of Education and Communities, addressed members of the Greater London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee on 13 July 2011. She discussed findings of a report on the London childcare market she co-authored with Professor Helen Penn, Co-director if ICMEC, and three economists from London research agencies. To view the webcast of Eva’s presentation and the discussion that followed visit bit.ly/assemblywebcast
The London Childcare Market was published in February 2011 by the London Development Agency and can be accessed via bit.ly/londonchildcaremarket
On 8 October 2009 Eva Lloyd gave a seminar presentation at the Royal Docks
Business School at UEL as part of the comparative study she is undertaking of recent
childcare market developments in England and The Netherlands. The presentation's
title was: 'Childcare markets in England and The Netherlands.' It was the first time
she shared emerging data from this study with colleagues. To see the
PP presentation you can follow this link: Finalised presentation Childcare markets in England and The Netherlands 8 October 2009
With support from the Royal Docks Business School at UEL Eva Lloyd is researching the
impact of childcare market developments in the two countries over the last decade. In
recent years both countries hae passed legislation explicitly promoting the marketisation and
privatisation of childcare provision for young children. In England the role of market forces has
been made more prominent by means of the Childcare Act 2006, while in The Netherlands this
has been done by means of the 2005 Wet op de Kinderopvang. This situation contrasts with that
in many other OECD countries, notably those in the EU, where early childhood education and
care provision is not governed by market principles, but is predominantly publicly
funded. While pursuing similar childcare policy objectives, England and The Netherlands
employed contrasting strategies to encourage the childcare market. Emerging evidence
suggests national differences in the intended and unintended consequences of these
developments.
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posted 14 October 2009
Stephen Timms was appointed Minister for Competitiveness in June 2007 at the newly formed Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. Prior to this he served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, following his role as Minister for Pensions Reform in the Department for Work and Pensions. Other previous Ministerial positions include Financial Secretary to the Treasury; Minister for e-Commerce and Competitiveness and Minister of State for Energy, e-Commerce and Postal Services in the Department for Trade and Industry; Minister of State for School Standards; and Minister of State and Parliamentary Under Secretary in the then Department for Social Security.
Stephen entered Parliament in 1994 as MP for Newham North East, and has been MP for East Ham since 1997. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Andrew Smith from May 1997 to March 1998, and to Mo Mowlam from March to July 1998.
Stephen was born in 1955. He was educated at Farnborough Grammar School and read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has lived in the East London Borough of Newham since 1979 and married Hui-Leng in July 1986. Before entering Parliament, Stephen worked in the telecommunications industry for 15 years, first for Logica and then for Ovum. He was elected to Newham Council in 1984 and served as Leader of the Council from 1990 to 1994.
Stephen Timms MP presentation ICMEC conference 10 September 2007
Mike Brewer is an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. His interests are in the way that taxes, benefits and labour market programmes affect families with children in the UK. He has also written about the current UK Government’s ambition to abolish child poverty.
Mike Brewer presentation ICMEC conference 10 September 07
Eva Lloyd is Reader in Early Childhood in the Cass School of Education and Communities at the University of East London and with Professor Helen Penn Co-Director of UEL’s International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare. Previously a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Bristol, she has also held senior policy, planning and research roles with Save the Children and Barnardo’s, and was Chief Executive of the National Early Years Network. Her interests include the marketisation of childcare and child poverty strategies.
Eva LLoyd presentation ICMEC conference 10 September 2007
Helen Penn is Professor of Early Childhood in the School of Education, University of East London. She is an expert on early education and childcare policies. She works in many countries for international bodies such as the EU and the OECD and has a particular interest in developing countries. She has published many academic books and articles, and is also a columnist for the practitioner magazine Nursery World.
Helen Penn - Professor of Early Childhood
Susan Prentice is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Manitoba, specialising in historical and contemporary childcare policy, with a particular interest in childcare advocacy as a social movement. She is former Margaret Laurence Chair in Women’s Studies, and teaches public policy, family and feminist theory.
Susan Prentice ICMEC conference presentation 10 September 07
Purnima Tanuku is Chief Executive of the National Day Nurseries Association. Purnima works closely with ministers and senior civil servants, and represents NDNA and the sector. She has been instrumental in implementing the development of NDNA’s new National Early Years Enterprise Centre and headquarters, which opened in June 2007. Since joining NDNA, Purnima has focused on developing the charity’s infrastructure and developing and strengthening the staff team. Purnima has a wealth of experience at senior executive level working with public, private and charitable organisations.
Purnima Tanuku presentation ICMEC conference 10 September 2007
Jennifer Sumsion is Foundation Professor of Early Childhood Education at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia NSW and Convenor of the Investigating Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care Research Group. Her recently completed Australian Research Council funded project investigated teachers’ perceptions of the impact of regulatory environment governing long day care in Australia on their capacity to provide high quality early childhood education and care. Her current research interests focus on the impact and implications of the rapid growth of corporate childcare in Australia.
Jennifer Sumsion presentation ICMEC conference 10 September 2007
Carole Edmond is the managing director for Teddies Nurseries which is part of the BUPA group. Carole has been involved in the childcare market for nearly 10 years and has been in instrumental in expanding BUPA's presence in the sector. Teddies Nurseries currently has 34 nursery settings located in the South of England. Carole is one of the founding members of the major providers' group which was established in 2001.
Major Providers' Group presentation Carole Edmund ICMEC conference 10 September 07
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