Start Date:
19th September 2016
End Date:
21st October 2016
Start Time:
00.01
End Time:
23.59
Every local authority currently has a statutory duty to carry out regular childcare sufficiency assessments. Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006 gives local authorities a duty to secure, as far as is reasonably practical, sufficient childcare to meet the requirement of working parents.
The assessment involves looking at the childcare provision available across the county, and understanding the needs of working parents with children up to the age of 14 years, or up to 18 years for children with special educational needs or a disability (SEN-D).
For more information about the statutory duty for local authorities, take a look at the Statutory Guide for local authorities. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/351592/early_education_and_childcare_statutory_guidance_2014.pdf
Click on this link, it takes you to two surveys, one for Parent/Carers and another one for Providers. http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/childcare-sufficiency-assessment-2016/
Surveys close Friday 21st October 2016