Issue - meetings

Day Nursery Provision Options for Future Delivery

 

 

Meeting: 02/10/2014 - Adult Care and Health Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 33)

33 Day Nursery Provision: Proposal to Market Test pdf icon PDF 231 KB

Penge and Cator and Orpington wards

Minutes:

Report CS14073

 

At its meeting on 30th January 2014 the Education PDS Committee had considered a report on options for the future delivery of day nursery provision directly run by the Council at Blenheim (Orpington) and Community Vision (Penge). The preferred option was market testing, but further detail was requested on the business case. This had now been provided and the Education Portfolio holder was being recommended to proceed with market testing.  Members noted that there was demand for both nurseries, and in Orpington there was no other provision within a mile.

 

RESOLVED that the recommendation to the Education Portfolio Holder to proceed with the market testing of day nursery provision on a concession basis be supported.

 

(Councillor Peter Fookes requested that his vote against supporting recommendation 2.1 (ii) be recorded.)

 

(Councillor Mary Cooke declared an interest during consideration of this item as a governor at Blenheim School, which was based on the same site as the Blenheim nursery.)