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Early Childhood & Childcare


Goals and Commitments

  • Reducing child poverty and social exclusion;
  • Setting a firm foundation for future learning and raising educational standards;
  • Helping to widen the supply of labour; raising productivity and tackling skill shortages;
  • Providing a modern service that meets the changing needs of families.


Strategic Targets set by Government

  • Aiming at a place for every lone parent entering jobs in the most disadvantaged areas;
  • Closing the ‘childcare gap’ between disadvantaged areas and others;
  • Access to 15 hours of free early education for all 3 year olds by September 2009;
  • Development of 41 Children Centres by March 2010 to meet national targets;
  • Development of extended schools programs to include access to wrap around childcare from 8am-6pm up to 48 weeks per year;
  • Sufficiency of childcare places for children and young people aged 0 - 19 years;
  • Development of Family Information Services in every Local Authority;


Adobe   PDF File Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Report 2009-10 [5271.7k]
Adobe   PDF File Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Executive Summary 2009-10 [ 317.7k]
Adobe   PDF File Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Appendix 1 [ 894.1k]
Adobe   PDF File Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Appendix 2 [2074.5k]
Adobe   PDF File Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Appendices 3-5 [1767.8k]