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Core Offer - Childcare |
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- Childcare must be high quality (e.g. Ofsted registered facilities and suitable people).
- The childcare offer applies only to full-time pupils in schools and their parents (it does not include the flexible offer for 3-4 year olds).
- Childcare does not need to be on the school site, especially where a school is working with partners. Where it is off site, safe transport arrangements should be in place.
- TRANSPORT: Safe transfer should be provided if consultation shows there is demand from a sufficient number of parents. This can be arranged by the provider or schools and charged to parents. The number of parents of children with disabilities or special education needs regarded as providing sufficient demand may be lower than for other groups.
- Childcare should be provided in response to demand and need. If thorough consultation shows there is no current demand for an 8 am – 6 pm childcare offer, or that this need is already met through existing quality (e.g. Ofsted registered) private, voluntary or independent providers (including childminders), then provision should not be established. If future consultations show a change in need then this demand should be met.
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