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Nurseries 'blackmailed' by council
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
9 April 2008
Private nurseries in Kent say they are being 'blackmailed' into accepting new rules for the Nursery Education Grant, after the local authority took a tougher stance over the funding.
Meanwhile, Kent County Council has confirmed that two PVI providers have pulled out of the NEG scheme. Private and voluntary providers were sent a letter detailing the new Delegated Conditions for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds on 13 March and told that they had just two weeks to lodge any objections to the terms, which took effect on 1 April. The letter stated that any objection would be taken...
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