The publication, 'Choice for parents, the best start for children: making it happen' states that currently 12 per cent of primary schools and 10 per cent of secondary schools offer access to some term-time childcare. Since September 2005, more than 5,000 schools have agreed to take part in the Government's extended schools programme.
A timeline illustrates the Government's aim to have 2,500 schools providing access to a core of extended services by September 2006 and 7,500 by the following year. Half of primary and a third of secondary schools should be extended by 2008.
The plan sets a framework for how the Government expects local authorities to deliver care. Services will be developed in consultation with parents and the wider community and in response to local need.
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