Meanwhile, Kent County Council has confirmed that two PVI providers have pulled out of the NEG scheme.
Private and voluntary providers were sent a letter detailing the new Delegated Conditions for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds on 13 March and told that they had just two weeks to lodge any objections to the terms, which took effect on 1 April.
The letter stated that any objection would be taken to mean that they would be withdrawn from the council's list of nursery education providers.
In the letter, the council said, 'If you agree to these Delegated Conditions you need to do nothing. However, if you object to the application of one or all of them, I must hear from you in writing within 14 days of the date of this letter. If I do not hear from you within 14 days, you will be deemed to have accepted these Delegated Conditions. If you do decide to object to the application of some or all of these conditions within 14 days, your nursery will be removed from KCC'S Directory of Providers.'
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