Nursery World - Performance tables to include school childcare provision

Schools are to list their childcare provision in performance tables from next year to help parents access free hours 'with one simple click'.

The DfE also unveiled plans to increase the number of Teach First early years trainees for 2015/16 from 38 to 82.

Information published on childcare provision will include full-time nurseries, holiday and after-school provision in primaries and secondaries.

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah said, 'Getting the right childcare is one of the most important decisions any parents make – we want to make it easier for families to find and access as many high-quality options as simply as possible.

'A lot of schools are offering this valuable support, but parents shouldn’t have to click through seven pages of a website to find out about it.

'I want to save parents from that headache and help to put them in touch with the right provider for their family.'

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