Purnima Tanuku is Chief Executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, a national charity dedicated to the support and promotion of high quality care and education for all children in the early years. Purnima works closely with ministers and civil servants and represents NDNA and the sector. She has been instrumental in establishing the National Early Years Enterprise Centre and champions the cause of raising the profile of the early years workforce. Purnima’s career spans across public, private and voluntary sectors and she has served as a non executive director in a number of organisations.

Purnima was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Queen’s New Year’s honours List for services to families.