Decision details

RESOLVED:(i)         That the recommendations for the third tranche of bids for

the Quality and Access Early Years Capital Grant Allocation as set out in the annexes be accepted as follows:

·        Annex E:  approved

·        Annex F:  accepted in principle but require additional information to be submitted to officers for final approval

·        Annex G:  approved for 2010-11

·        Annex H:  approved for referral to the Executive, being schemes over £50,000

·        Annex I:  do not meet the criteria of the fund and to be declined at this stage

(ii)               That approval be given for the Early Years and Children’s Centre Service to bulk purchase certain items under £2,500 and distribute them directly to setting.

(iii)             That the Executive Member agreed that the two further full-scale bidding rounds that were originally envisaged would no longer be required, but that a further small round may be considered in the New Year to use up any unspent contingency monies and any other funds that may become available. An update on any unspent contingency monies was to be provided to the Executive Member in the New Year.

REASONS:            (i)            To enable the further development of early years

provision in York, in accordance with government guidelines.

(ii)               To obtain economies of scale.

(iii)             To manage the fund within the available budgets for the

three financial years 2008-09, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.