Chief Secretary Darren Jones visits Naturally Learning Nursery at Nansledan as part of his Spending Review Tour

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00:00So, as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and being responsible for public spending across the country,

00:04I'm going around every nation and region to look at how we spend taxpayers' money in the best possible way.

00:09And it's great to be here in Newcastle this morning to look at how we're spending money on childcare.

00:13About £8 billion a year is going into nursery provision, such as Great Nurseries Unit,

00:17and we want to make sure that we're providing these types of opportunities for children across the country.

00:22Have you learned anything from your visit?

00:24Well, this nursery is a fantastic example of work being done really well at the heart of the community,

00:29providing great opportunities for young people, but also for their apprentices and for their staff.

00:34Nurseries are important for childcare and learning, but also really important for the economy,

00:38because they create great jobs for local people and help parents who are confused on how to get to work.

00:43And how could the visit help shape your early year spending?

00:47Well, I've been on the visit today with my colleague from the Department for Education

00:51that looks at how we help nurseries to succeed and to grow across the country.

00:55We're taking a lot of that information back to London as we decide public sector budgets.

00:59Over the next few months, which will set them until 2020 and 2019.