When the Government takes longer than expected to publish a key document, it is often because important parts of it have been revised.
The extended schools prospectus is no exception. After a long wait, it eventually appeared last week and there are some key differences between the final report and an earlier draft that was leaked to Children Now (16-22 February).
One area that education secretary Ruth Kelly has decided to place more emphasis on is involving private providers in the running of childcare services. The prospectus says: "If a school doesn't deliver childcare directly then we would expect them, with support from their local authority, to link with another nearby school or a voluntary/community or private sector provider." There is further mention of private sector involvement with the suggestion that local authorities will "advise on the best sources of business support to schools".
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