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Review of Full Time Nursery Class Place Provision for Three and Four Year Old Children in Haringey’s Schools

 

 

Meeting: 07/02/2012 - Cabinet (Item 123)

123 Review of Full Time Nursery Class Place Provision for Three and Four Year Old Children in Haringey’s Schools pdf icon PDF 690 KB

(Report of the Director Housing and Children’s Services – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services): The report describes the re-distribution and re-allocation of the funding for full time places to support the anticipated increased demand for part time places to meet national expectations of 90% take up of the 15 hour per week free entitlement to nursery education for all 3 year olds.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Cabinet received a report that sought approval to extend the fifteen hour free entitlement for three year olds and to redistribute full time free places to ensure that they had the most impact on children in the greatest need.

 

RESOLVED:

 

  1. That the take up of the fifteen hour free entitlement for three year olds should be increased to 90% by 2014 in line with national expectations.

 

  1. That the most vulnerable and disadvantaged three and four years old children should benefit from access to free, good quality early education.

 

  1. That the number of full time places currently provided in Haringey schools should be reduced and re-profiled.

 

  1. That the number of part time places should be increased to ensure that sufficient places were available in the areas of greatest need.