With the Government demanding that schools provide out-of-school childcare, there would seem to be an unparalled opportunity for nursery chains already engaged in the sector to embrace it more fully. However, not for the first time, the private sector senses both an opportunity to expand in this area and a threat to its existing business if schools and local authorities refuse to collaborate.
Most providers appear to believe that schools are reluctant to operate this type of care themselves and have felt encouraged by approaches from headteachers and governing bodies, anxious both to tap into their expertise and for them to supply childcare. But others claim their efforts to become involved are being stymied by ideological opposition in some local authorities to engagement with the private sector.
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