The study commissioned by the former Department for Children, Schools and Families and undertaken by the National Children’s Bureau and National Centre for Social Research said that training will have to be offered to providers with limited experience of catering for vulnerable children.
According to the evaluation, which examined a sample of areas that had piloted the "two-year-old offer" at some stage between 2006 and 2010, the current Early Years Single Funding Formula will not be "financially viable" to support the expansion by 2013, particularly in areas that already have a high demand for childcare.
"It is likely that in childcare markets with high demand for childcare and high costs, different funding arrangements would be required, as the current funding formula was not seen as financially viable to support the kind of expansion envisaged by 2013," the report states.
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