Decision details
Extension of Childcare at Treetops and Barham Park Children’s Centres
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To agree the recommendations regarding the use
of Treetops and Barham Park Children’s centres to increase
childcare on these sites.
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to the re-designation of the children’s centre satellite delivery at Barham Park Children’s Centre (currently 1.5 days per week) as Nursery Education Grant-funded childcare provision for two, three and four year olds open five days per week, managed by a private, voluntary or independent early years provider, with children’s centre sessions being delivered in the evenings and at weekends and seeks permission for the proposed changes from the Barham Park Trust;
(ii) that approval be given to the reorganisation of the Willesden Locality Children’s Centres so that Treetops Children’s Centre building becomes a satellite children’s centre providing evening and weekend sessions, with new satellite provision being established part-time in Willesden Health Centre;
(iii) that approval be given to the use by the current private provider of on-site nursery provision at Treetops Children’s Centre of the space released during the working day to provide additional Nursery Education Grant-funded nursery for two, three and four year olds;
(iv) that approval be given to the conversion of the large hall at St Raphael’s Intergenerational Centre using two year old capital funding to provide Nursery Education Grant-funded childcare for two, three and four year olds, open five days per week, such childcare to be managed by a private, voluntary or independent early years provider.
Wards Affected: Stonebridge; Sudbury; Willesden Green;
Contact: Gail Tolley, Strategic Director, Children and Young People Email: gail.tolley@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 6422.
Report author: Sue Gates
Publication date: 23/07/2014
Date of decision: 21/07/2014
Decided at meeting: 21/07/2014 - Cabinet
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