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Daycare Trust comments on NAO report into free nursery places
Commenting on the release of the National Audit Office report "Delivering the free entitlement to education for three and four-year-olds" Anand Shukla, Chief Executive of Daycare Trust said:
“This report shows the clear benefits of free provision on children’s learning when they first start primary school. The worry though is that while the provision is universal, the benefits are not.
“Children from disadvantaged families are much less likely to take up free nursery places, and also less likely to attend high quality nurseries that boost their achievement. While the best local authorities achieve almost 100% take up of provision, in one local authority the take up rate was only 62%.
“This should not come as a surprise to the Government, as Daycare Trust’s recent survey of Family Information Services revealed that nine in ten local authorities have cut their budget for family information, making it harder for parents to get the support they need to take up their entitlements. This is of particular concern for parents on low incomes who are less likely to use word of mouth to find out about loca childcare services.”
“We will only end this shocking postcode and income lottery by providing better information and outreach services.”
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