Was there contact with Independent Schools in Buckinghamshire regarding childcare provision?
There was contact with those that were delivering the statutory early years education provision for three and four year olds. What was meant by securing provision of childcare places for disabled children? The Authority had a duty to ensure, as far as was practicable, sufficiency of childcare places, with an emphasis on provision for working parents, those in training and those with disabled children. Parents had indicated that there were insufficient places for children with disabilities at the current time. There was some provision within the capital budget over the next three years to help make childcare places more inclusive. Would the reduction of Educational Psychologists impact on assessment and referrals? Possibly, but there were other referral routes too, such as medics and SEN teachers. What were the implications of Ofsted assessing how transition was handled at Foundation Stage? All childcare providers within the 0-5 age range would have to have regard to the statutory requi
