Rather disappointingly, two weeks later we are still in limbo, despite mutterings that the announcement is imminent.
It is the holidays, I suppose, but even so, it leaves the early years sector with the feeling that this isn’t being viewed as a priority.
And talking of holidays, the deadline for applying for capital funding to expand provision for the 30-hour offer is 31 August, creating difficulties for many settings who would like to try for funding, but may only just have heard details or are perhaps closed for summer.
The whole process seemsto be working in a rather awkward way, as our feature on page 30 shows. Bids have to be submitted through local authorities, who had to have expressed interest by April. So if your local authority hasn’t submitted an ‘expression of interest’ you won’t be able to apply.
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