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Can the extended provision be delivered over a longer period than 38 weeks in order to spread the provision across the year?

April 26, 2017delivered extended longer period spread weeks year

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Can the extended provision be delivered over a longer period than 38 weeks in order to spread the provision across the year?

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Yes, if this reflects parental demand and parents are aware of their full entitlement. We are aware of instances where the entitlement is delivered over 48 weeks, so that parents can spread the cost of additional childcare more easily. That said we should not lose sight of the aims of the project which is intended to test the delivery of the new offer of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.