A report by the National Quality Improvement Network and charity4Children, seen exclusively by CYP Now, showed that 32 per cent ofcouncils do not have a quality improvement plan for holiday provisionfor five- to 14-year-olds. The findings are based on responses from 58councils.
Dwynwen Stepien, director of the improvement network and the NationalChildren's Bureau's Early Childhood Unit, said: "We have rightly hadsuch a big emphasis on early years provision, but now we need to do thesame for school-aged childcare."
In January, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)published its updated childcare strategy, Next Steps for Early Learningand Childcare. Provision for school-aged children was highlighted as anarea that needed improvement.
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