Phew! Another consultation has been launched by the Department for Education - this time on the future of the free entitlement.
Most in the early years sector will be relieved that the Code of Practice guidance is proposed to slim down from 100 pages to fewer than 20.
This unwieldy and complicated document seemed to serve only to confuse both early years providers and local authorities. Less ambiguity might mean that there is also less 'wriggle room' to avoid some of the constraints, but it would mean a fairer, more transparent system.
The consultation comes in advance of the expansion in the number of two-year-olds eligible for free nursery places to 140,000 by September 2013.
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