Coincidence?

[rosebud]

Is it a coincidence that Ms Truss has found a way to increase the number of available childcare spaces at the very same time they need additional places for all the disadvantaged 2 year olds who will be needing a place in September? Or am I just being cynical?

[TAZ]

Nothing in politics is ever a coincidence (not if they're doing their job properly anyway)

[Tazmin68]

Bearing in mind that my local authority prefer to place 2 year olds in nurseries instead of minders as this will mean that money stays within the council this change for nurseries will suit them fine.

[sarah707]

Lots and lots of things are falling into place...

The new certificates without ratios stated on them ... will all be out there by Sept

The LA approval needed for first aid and safeguarding... if they are turning into agencies then they will need to be able to approve these things won't they?

The Govt announcement that money was being put aside to register new childminders... all within the new agencies...

Conspiracy theories abound

[bunyip]

Is it a coincidence that Ms Truss has found a way to increase the number of available childcare spaces at the very same time they need additional places for all the disadvantaged 2 year olds who will be needing a place in September? Or am I just being cynical?

No, that's not a cynical argument at all.

If I were to suggest that they need more places for disadvantaged 2 year olds because regime policy continues to produce higher numbers of disadvantaged 2 year olds by increasing the gap between rich and poor.....

...now that would be cynical.

[loocyloo]

Bearing in mind that my local authority prefer to place 2 year olds in nurseries instead of minders as this will mean that money stays within the council this change for nurseries will suit them fine.

now, as far as i can see my LA prefer childminders for 2 yr olds, as most are not able to cope with the size of a nursery. all of mine have needed somewhere with a few more children to share one adult, to gently socialise them and prepare them for the rest of their lives.

[Rubybubbles]

now, as far as i can see my LA prefer childminders for 2 yr olds, as most are not able to cope with the size of a nursery. all of mine have needed somewhere with a few more children to share one adult, to gently socialise them and prepare them for the rest of their lives.

Same here. Smaller ratios better for them

Most pre-schools won't take the 2 yr olds around here until the term they turn 3 (and then only once they turn 3) hence a huge cry out for childminders Nurseries still seem to think they can charge lots of hidden extras to funded 2 year old by what I have been told by my parent.