Targeting Sufficiency

Date: 01 May 2009

MEETING THE COSTS OF ACHIEVING SUFFICIENCY 

Local authorities’ role in facilitating the childcare market is supported by both capital and revenue funding from within the General Sure Start Grant.

In addition, a number of initiatives are likely to play an important part in securing sufficient childcare, including:
• the universal free offer for all 3 and 4 year olds
• extended schools funding from the Standards

Fund, including Extended Services Disadvantage Subsidy;
• the childcare element of Working Tax Credits;
• Care to Learn funding available for teenage parents; the New Deal for Lone Parents and New deal for Partners
plus other discretionary funding from Jobcentre Plus;
• the Graduate Leader Fund; workplace nurseries;
• employer supported childcare voucher schemes operated by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
• The Childcare Affordability Pilot. Which offers subsidised childcare places for parents in London. For more information see HERE

Local authorities and their partners should be proactive and innovative in exploring and securing funding to support local initiatives and in ensuring families are encouraged to claim the financial support available.

This is an interactive site. We hope you will contribute further information and examples of good practice to share with London’s local authorities.

The following pages provide in-depth resources and information on targeting sufficiency, simply CLICK on the relevant heading.

• Government funding for early learning and childcare
• Aiming High for Disabled Children funding
• Early Years (Capital Funding)

For specific information on older children, children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) and children with a disability simply CLICK on the corresponding headings below:
• Older Children 
       o Definitions and Policy
       o Guidance
       o Helping you to deliver childcare sufficiency
       o Partnership working to deliver childcare sufficiency

• Children with a disability and Special Educational Needs (SEN) 
       o Definitions & Legislation
       o Policy
       o Guidance
       o Helping you to deliver childcare sufficiency
       o Partnership working to deliver childcare sufficiency
       o Meeting the costs of achieving sufficiency
       o Key Implementation Tips

• Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
       o Definitions & Legislation
       o Policy
       o Guidance And Resources
       o Meeting The Costs Of Achieving Sufficiency
       o Resources

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