Nursery World - Wraparound care and education gets underway

Children in York have begun pioneering a system of integrated education and wraparound care from 8am to 6pm. The Shared Foundation for Children Scheme, backed by the Department for Education and Skills, was launched at the beginning of this term following more than two years of consultation and debate with parents and early years providers. York is one of five local authorities in England piloting such a scheme.

The Shared Foundation for Children Scheme, backed by the Department for Education and Skills, was launched at the beginning of this term following more than two years of consultation and debate with parents and early years providers. York is one of five local authorities in England piloting such a scheme.

The initiative will be introduced in three phases over the next three years. By 2003 each of the city's 51 infant and primary schools will be the focus of a local partnership offering a dedicated early years centre with access to at least two and a half hours of free education every weekday, supplemented by a variety of care options including childminding, holiday playschemes, nurseries, pre-schools and playgroups. The first schools in the scheme, Tang Hall, Wiggington and Stockton on the Forest, have formed partnerships with local early years providers to respond to local needs.

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