Over the next 12 months local authorities across England will be assessing how well local childcare provision meets market demand. Any gaps between what parents want and what childcare providers currently supply will be analysed. The outcomes will feed into action plans, influencing the targeting of discretionary funding and resources.
A Legal Requirement
The Childcare Act 2006 requires local authorities to secure sufficient childcare provision for local working parents with children up to the age of 14 (or 17 for disabled children). Authorities must carry out a sufficiency assessment of all the childcare in their area at least every three years with the next assessments due in April 2011.
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