Neil Leitch is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, which supports more than 800,000 children and their families in England through its membership of more than 14,000 day nurseries, sessional pre-schools and parent and toddler groups.

Neil is a strong advocate for early intervention, believing every child deserves an equal opportunity to progress in life. Before taking up his post of Chief Executive in October 2010, he had worked alongside the Alliance for more than 10 years, during which time he was instrumental in setting up the Alliance’s Neighbourhood Nursery structure.

Neil has overseen the Alliance’s development as the largest voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England, with 113 registered childcare and early years settings, which includes sessional groups and full daycare nurseries in disadvantaged areas of England.

Until 2006, Neil chaired the Finance Industry Standards Association, an organisation committed to protecting the rights of borrowers and raising standards within the mortgage market.