Admissions of Three Year Olds Proposed approach from September 2011

Aim Maximise the take-up of early education through co-operation between providers and parents to meet the needs of individual children, and ensure sustainability of good quality provision

Principles Needs of the child come first: continuity of experience is fundamental to obtaining good learning outcomes All children will benefit from good quality early education our target is to maximise take-up Parents have a right to chose and should therefore be given full and clear information There should be a level playing field between different types of provision i.e. childminders, playgroups, day nurseries and schools

Proposed Model Children’s Centres write out to all parents Providers promote their delivery of NEG Parents put children’s names down All providers share registration lists Outreach to target children without a place All admit half termly before headcount All refer children without places to Children’s Centre for brokerage support

Golden Rules Parents have the right to chose There will be a setting for every child – but not every setting suits every child Prioritise local children, and oldest first No waiting lists for local children Working together means better outcomes for children