NDNA Cymru said that because of this parents were having to move their child between different settings to access the Foundation Phase, disrupting continuity of care.
A child might start the day with their grandparents, go for a two-hour session at a nursery school and then spend the rest of the day at a private or voluntary nursery.
Sixty-four per cent of nurseries that are not delivering Foundation Phase places had chosen not to take part in the scheme, while 36 per cent had applied to deliver places but been turned down by their local authority.
Reasons given for not offering the places include, ‘Funding for three-and four-year-olds is not an option in our area. We as a nursery and parents are not given the funding or option to choose.’
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