In some areas the 2 year olds that will require funding are far too many and there are not enough cms to take them on or enough spaces in nurseries/preschools....hence the reason the DfE may be altering the space required in the EYFS and the 'expansion' low interest loans we heard about a few months ago targeted at day care and
maybe why they are also thinking of allowing 'satisfactory' cms to draw the funding and also saying cms do not need to belong to a network to deliver funding??
I agree that new cms are needed in some areas and that is what was asked of ncma to clarify: will they recruit cms in all areas or just where there is a need??
Barnardo's also run services for children in CCentres and their work is described as 'innovative and creative' (same words as in the Agency policy just published) aimed at taking children out of poverty, it may be the reason those mothers are targeted for cminding?
Education | Barnardo's works with children with educational problems
The consultant in charge of the 2 year old funding, James Hampsell, informed those at the conference in December that he needed 130,000 spaces by Sept and only had 47,000 then...
This is all very well planned and not anything new...it's just we only heard about it recently and yes Juggler I doubt Ofsted could cope with all that registering hence the agencies conveniently pop up to help...
I would say this is a desperate govt resorting to desperate measure...there is a difference about Barnardo's training these mothers, they are experts and have knowledge, and what the agencies may do...where is their expertise in this?
If all fails I will apply to Barnardo's for a job!