The NDNA sought the views of its members before responding to a government consultation on plans to extend the free childcare entitlement for three and four year olds to a more a more flexible offer of 15 hours a week, and create a Code of Practice for local authorities to adhere to.
The government is making it a requirement for all councils to distribute funding for education through a single funding formula to ensure that PVI providers are given the same consideration for funding that council-run nurseries receive.
Although a number of authorities have already begun to implement the formula, PVI providers have told the NDNA that there is still a lot of progress to be made before they are sufficiently represented on school forums, where decisions on funding are made. They have raised concerns that unless the formula is implemented effectively government funding will not cover provider costs for delivering the free entitlement.
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