One of the critical factors in terms of breaking the cycle of social exclusion that faces so many families is education. Achieving economic wellbeing for our children is not simply dependant upon us as practitioners passing our knowledge on to children; it is about encouraging a love and a thirst for learning, it is about enjoying and achieving.

Our nursery provision achieved outstanding from Ofsted for its work on enjoying and achieving and we are incredibly proud of this fact.

We recently had our nursery leaver's graduation for those children setting off to school; it was a very moving experience for the parents and children. As young as they are they have already achieved so much, and if they continue with support and through their own efforts, we are confident that they will go on and achieve to their full potential.

Education and learning needs to be considered within the context of the whole family and community, we work with and are supported by a number of agencies to deliver on this broader education and employability agenda for parents as well as for children.

Currently we are represented on the Strategic Planning Group for Parklands Full Service Extended School, South Liverpool Neighbourhood Management Partnership, Liverpool Children Centre Network and South Liverpool Strategic Employment Forum.

These various networks work together to ensure that a culture of lifelong learning is embedded in the community and that we can identify relevant training and education to allow parents and in later life their children to access employment.