Haven't we talked about sufficient childcare before? Yes, last autumnwhen the Government consulted on how local authorities in England shouldassess at least every three years whether or not they have sufficientchildcare. The childcare sufficiency assessment guidance comes intoforce in April 2007.
There's a duty to assess but not provide childcare? There's a duty toassess and a duty to ensure provision. Having outlined how localauthorities should assess local childcare needs, the Government is nowconsulting on guidance explaining how to secure sufficient childcare forworking parents. The four key steps to sufficiency - analysing demand,mapping supply, mapping supply to demand, and securing sufficiency - areplaced within the broader Every Child Matters joint planning andcommissioning framework.
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