As Nursery World reported last week (14 August), BMRB research carried out for the DCSF found that the number of holiday clubs fell by 9 per cent between 2006 and 2007 to 5,800, following a sharp rise in numbers between 2003 and 2006.
The number of places in holiday clubs dropped by 13 per cent to 230,000.
Jackie Nunns, director of Kids City, which runs three London holiday playscheme with 160 children a day in Wandsworth and Lambeth, as well as out-of-school childcare, told Nursery World they would like to run more holiday clubs but were prevented 'partly because of funding, partly access to school buildings and building work taking place in children's centres during the holidays. We're working with schools who want us to run services but they haven't enough money.'
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