Latest Jobs
- Nursery Nurse
- £16-17.000 yearly gross, South East England
- Nursery Nurse
- £7.50 hourly gross, East of England
- Nursery Nurse
- £12,000 yearly gross, South West England
- Nursery Manager
- £25000.00 yearly gross, East of England
- Nanny
- £7.00 - £8.00 hourly net, South East England
Out-of-school: After-school provider closes 150 clubs
By Laura Marcus,
Nursery World,
22 November 2007
A charitable after-school club provider has closed down 150 clubs in deprived and rural areas, blaming a lack of local authority funding.
The provider, Schoolfriend etc, has made at least 300 staff redundant in the past three months. The charity recorded almost £3m in losses for the year ended 30 September 2006. Chief financial officer Stephen Argent said that the charity was expecting to gain extended schools funding to keep the clubs open. 'We were developing clubs that were delivering the Government's extended schools agenda,' said Mr Argent. 'We made our private funding available on the basis of the Government's vision for extended schools - that every...
Registered user content only - want to read on?
New users register here free for full access
Sign up free to Nursery World now.