Council to offload daycare

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 24 January 2007

Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to manage rather than provide even long-established childcare services.

Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to manage rather than provide even long-established childcare services. A routine sufficiency review, launched by the council to consult with parents and staff on childcare services, is scheduled to be completed on 31 March. The council is stating that it will be looking to other providers to take over services to...

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