By 2010, all schools are expected to be extended schools with childcare, for those who need it, alongside a wider range of support. Rising to the challenge, as well as needing to work more closely with other professionals, will require significant development in many areas.
One of these is the number of men working with children. Overall they have stayed at a barely visible 2 per cent of the workforce. But out-of-school settings continue to buck the trend, with more than half of all providers employing a male playworker, and 12 per cent of out-of-school workers being men. In London, 35 per cent of playworkers are male.
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