Not all primary schools will be expected to provide “wraparound childcare” under a new government push to help get parents back to work.
But new guidance published today states schools will be “central” to delivery of the programme and expected to signpost parents to available local provision.
Chancellor Jeremey Hunt outlined an “ambition” last year for primary schools to provide childcare, with £289 million funding to implement the scheme.
New guidance published today sets out more details of how the scheme will work. While it is aimed primarily at councils – which will get the funding and oversee rollout of the scheme – there’s lots of information relevant to schools.
