The DfE's national support contract, 'Achieving Two Year Olds (A2YO)', delivered by Mott MacDonald and Hempsall's, is focused on supporting providers to meet the challenge of creating two-year-old places. It has launched a checklist and information resource aimed at all providers thinking about getting involved.
Hempsall's director James Hempsall says, 'The success of the three- and four-year-old offer has provided lots of lessons, and build-up for the two-year-old places has already started with tens of thousands of places currently being provided.
'With funding allocations made to local authorities in December, negotiations are under way for managing and distributing funding from April 2013.'
To assist providers, A2YO is sharing thoughts on what providers of all types, including childminders, schools and children's centres, could be doing now for the two-year-old offer. Its ten-point checklist offers a simple framework of things to consider and people to talk to.
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