Purpose

To
To seek approval for Cabinet to accept and receive
the Childcare Delivery Grant funding from the Department for
Education and also to delegate authority to the Director of
Education to distribute it amongst local childcare providers in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s
Services 
 

Decision

Cllr Stephen Davies sought Cabinet
approval to accept and receive the Childcare Delivery Grant
funding from the Department for Education and
also to delegate authority to the Director of Education to
distribute it amongst local childcare providers in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services
 
Having considered all of the
information, Cabinet noted the report and
 
 
RESOLVED to:
 
1.
Approve the acceptance and receipt of:

a) £4,266,300 in Wraparound
Childcare Delivery Grant funding from the Department for Education
pursuant to the terms of a Section 31 Grant agreement and
associated Memorandum of Understanding; and

b) £1,175,969 in Childcare Reforms
Local Authority Capital Funding from the Department for Education
pursuant to the terms of a Section 31 grant agreement and
associated Memorandum of Understanding, for the purpose of
increasing early years and wraparound childcare provision as set
out in the Government Childcare Reforms described in the main body
of this report

2.
Delegate authority to the Director of Education in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early
Years to:

a)
Allocate the said Wraparound Childcare Delivery Grant by means of
grants to schools and out of school providers that demonstrate a
need for additional childcare places and a business model that is
sustainable until the end of the grant funding period (on the basis
set out in paragraphs 33 to 42 of this report) over a 2-year period
(FYs 2023-2026) in accordance with the above-mentioned Childcare
Reforms, in order to expand existing and/or develop new out of
school provision;
 
b)
Allocate the said Childcare Reforms Local Authority Capital Funding
by means of grants to schools and out of school providers that
demonstrate a need for additional early years childcare places and
operate a business model that will be sustainable after the end of
the grant funding period (as set out in paragraphs 34 to 43 of this
report). Such allocations to be granted to schools and out of
school providers in the proportions set out in the DfE Capital
Grant LA award letter, over a 2-year period (FYs 2023-2026)
in order to expand existing, and/or
develop new, Early Years and Out of School wraparound childcare
provision.
 
The
proposed grants to schools and out of school providers meet the
requirements of the UK Subsidy Control Regime.
 
The
Capital and Delivery grant is to be allocated and monitored as set
out in paragraphs 33 – 42 of this report.