Maintained nurseries are the foundation of our education system. Yet the Government consistently undervalues their importance through underfunding and short-term settlements. I was pleased to join with parents, teachers and unions, including staff from Rothesay Road Nursery School in Luton South, at a protest outside Parliament. The Fund Our Children’s Future campaign calls for the Government to provide a proper, multi-year funding settlement to provide them with the security and certainty they need to plan effectively for the future.