Nursery World - All-day school provision is on course for target

The Government is 'more or less on course' to meet its target of providing full childcare from 8am to 6pm at half of all primary schools by 2008, according to a new report. Research carried out for the DfES shows that 2,875 schools - equivalent to 16 per cent of primary schools in England - are running as extended schools, up from just 2 per cent last year.

Research carried out for the DfES shows that 2,875 schools - equivalent to 16 per cent of primary schools in England - are running as extended schools, up from just 2 per cent last year.

Researchers BMRB interviewed 2,174 primary heads to examine the development of extended services since 2005.

Their key findings include:

* The number of schools providing nursery education for three- and four-year-olds has risen from 35 per cent to 40 per cent

* Before-school care increased from 40 per cent to 53 per cent

* The number of schools offering integrated care (somewhere children are looked after outside the nursery education entitlement) is up from 22 per cent to 38 per cent

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