Decision details

That the proposal to proceed with the market testing of day nursery provision on a concession basis be approved.

That a further report detailing the outcome of the market testing of nursery provision be reported to future meetings of Education PDS Committee and the Council’s Executive as appropriate.

At the meeting of Education PDS Committee on 30^th January 2014, Members considered a report on the nursery provision directly run by the Local Authority at the Community Vision and Blenheim nurseries.  This report outlined the results of an options appraisal undertaken on the future delivery of this service, which included consideration of a range of options comprising making no change to the existing service, the closure of both nurseries, and market testing of the nursery provision, and following consideration of the options appraisal, Members agreed to further develop the business case for market testing of the nursery provision.