Northamptonshire County council says due to reduced grant funding from the Government, the money it spends on early years is heading for a £1.8 million overspend in the next financial year, 2019-2020, if changes are not made.
The council, which is spending more than what it receives through the early years block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) funding from the Government, is proposing a number of cost-saving measures including:
A vote on which measure/s to implement will be take place this afternoon at the council’s Schools Forum. A final decision will be made by the council’s director of children’s services, Walter McCulloch.
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