The report, Extended Schools: The Role of the Childcare Co-ordinator, explains that authors Churchill Associates were commissioned to assess the initial impact of the funded childcare co-ordinator post, produce a detailed job description and suggest alternative ways of fulfilling the role without the need to recruit someone specifically for it. However, in practice the report was 'significantly delayed by the difficulty the demonstration project areas experienced in recruiting suitable people'.
Nevertheless, the report says that 'a number of key factors emerged from the research that provide ample justification for the need for such a post'. The researchers established that schools would find it very difficult to provide childcare services without special support from the local authority and the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership.
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