The DfE said that it expects to exceed its target to deliver “over 4,000 new” places in time for the full rollout of the 30-hours funded childcare entitlement from the autumn term.
Early years bodies have aired concerns that government policy is overly directed towards schools, while the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector is overlooked – despite providing most places and offering a claimed greater flexibility to families.
They are also increasingly reporting evictions of PVI settings by schools who are planning their own early years offer, with concerns that the policy may simply be replacing existing PVI places with those run by schools.
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