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Do you have responsibility for, or have involvement in, implementing the Government's plans for children and young people; whether in a local authority, a partner organisation or school?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then Children & Young People Now Show 2009 is the event for you.

The two-day exhibition builds on the success of its predecessor, the Children's Centre & Extended School Show, which focused on the Government's targets of setting up children's centres and extended schools in every community by 2010.

Supported by Children & Young People Now and Nursery World magazines, the show promotes best practice and showcases key suppliers to leaders and employees of local authorities and their partners who are responsible for delivering the Government's plan locally.

The Children & Young People Now Show 2009 will provide essential guidance to all those professionals working to deliver the Government's Every Child Matters agenda locally. There will also be a high-level children's centre conference running on the second day of the show, entitled 'Locally responsive, high-quality children's centres', which will examine how to draw in and engage with families.

Visitors will be able to browse for information from a range of the UK's top organisations. A series of free interactive workshops will also run throughout the show, which will enable visitors to get up to speed on the latest policy developments, outlined in The Children's Plan, and to pick up fresh ideas on working with and providing services for children, young people and their families.

As a result, the show is open to anyone working within education, childcare, social work, health care, youth and community work at all levels.