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Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Decision Maker: Children & Young People Cabinet Member Meeting
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval for the Childcare Sufficiency
Assessment in accordance with the Childcare Act 2006.
Decision:
That the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People-
1) Notes the contents and findings of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment.
2) Notes that the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment found a positive response to childcare by those using it and that parents were very happy with their childcare arrangements overall. No major geographical gaps in provision were found; however many parents reported finding childcare expensive.
3) Agree that an action plan be developed to address the gaps outlined in section 3.8 of the agenda as part of a childcare commissioning strategy.
Report author: Vicky Jenkins
Publication date: 29/03/2011
Date of decision: 28/03/2011
Decided at meeting: 28/03/2011 - Children & Young People Cabinet Member Meeting
Effective from: 05/04/2011
Accompanying Documents:
- Cabinet Member Meeting Report Template for Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
- cmm report 16 3 11
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