Nursery World - Take Twos - guidance update

Updated guidance reminds us of the conditions attached to
two-year-old funding, while the level of interest from schools is
growing, says James Hempsall.

The Government believes the role of Ofsted-rated good and outstanding settings is key for the delivery of high-quality early learning.

The Department for Education's updated guidance (Early Education and Childcare -Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities) affirms local authorities should fund all settings that Ofsted judges to be good or outstanding and that wish to provide the two-year-old offer.

For these settings, the time is ripe. In offering twos places, you have the following obligations: the places must be free of charge, they must be delivered flexibly to meet the needs of parents, the funding must be used properly and in accordance with any arrangements made with providers, settings must 'actively promote fundamental British values', provision must meet the needs of disabled children and children with special educational needs, and children must be safe.

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