Decision details
Commissioning of New and Expanded Places for Childcare Reforms
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To inform Executive about Department for
Education capital and revenue grants to commission the creation of
new places for the delivery of the childcare reforms and the
approach for determining allocations. To seek approval from
Executive to the overall programme spend. The Executive will be
asked to note the contents of the report and approve the overall
programme spend.
Decision:
Resolved:
i. Approved the capital and revenue spend to create new early years and wraparound places to deliver this ambitious government programme;
ii. Approved the use of the DfE 2023-34 Childcare Capital
Expansion grant allocation to increase the capacity of early years and wrapround provisions in York and use the Dfe Wraparound Programme revenue grant allocation to support the delivery of additional wraparound places for primary school children;
iii. Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Children and Education, the Director of Governance and the Director of Finance to take such steps as are necessary to develop the grant allocation process, procure, award and enter into the resulting grant agreements.
Reason: To ensure the delivery of new places in line with
government expectations for the phased introduction of new early education entitlements and expansion of wraparound care.
Report author: Barbara Mands
Publication date: 13/09/2024
Date of decision: 12/09/2024
Decided at meeting: 12/09/2024 - Executive
Effective from: 20/09/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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