Issue - meetings

Received a report on the strategic proposal for the development of children’s centres throughout the Borough in 2004 – 2006 (Phase 1).

Agreed to:

1.  The strategic proposal for the first phase of the development of children’s centres throughout the Borough in 2004-2006, as set out in the appendix to the report;

2.  The Children Strategy Group giving detailed consideration to the services and facilities to be provided at the children’s centres and the mechanisms that will be put in place to measure performance, and to report back to the Executive accordingly; and

3.    The allocation of a further sum of £97,600 from the earmarked allocation for wrap-around childcare within the 2005/2006 Capital Programme to allow the current planned neighbourhood nursery at John Perry Primary School to gain full children’s centre status, noting that £800,000 was already provided in the wrap-around childcare budget.