Catherine French, one of the founders of the Out of School Alliance, a national organisation providing help and support for out-of-school clubs, said, 'The Government has set a deadline for all primary schools to be able to offer out-of-school provision by September. How will people be able to establish this provision if there is no funding available? The Government has brought out the stick but taken away the carrot.'
She added, 'When I started my out-of-school club I had only four children, but this grew to 25. Unless you have the funding behind you there is no way you can carry on until your numbers grow. No parents are going to send their children to a club they think might close three or four months down the line.'
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