two-year-olds sufficient support, but headteachers already caring for
twos say they are well placed to succeed. By Gabriella Jozwiak
Some 375 schools currently offer funded nursery places for two-year-olds. But the Government wants more schools to offer provision to meet its target for 40 per cent of the most disadvantaged twos to access 15 hours free care a week from September 2014. Early years specialists are concerned schools cannot meet the specific learning, developmental and environmental needs of two-year-olds. But headteachers in schools already caring for twos argue their fears are unfounded.
Early years experts say it is not schools themselves that are the problem. As Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre headteacher Julian Grenier says, 'The question is about the quality of the setting, not where it is.'
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