Lancashire County Council has been awarded £6.7m to support wraparound care for primary school children
Parents of primary school children are set to benefit from a boost to the number of childcare places in a bid to help them better manage their work life balance.
Almost £504,000 of that cash pot is ringfenced for the so-called capital costs of creating new places, while the remainder – paid mostly across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years – is designed to ensure providers have the necessary financial support while the demand for wraparound places builds.The government has said that parents and carers should expect to see an increase in before and after school options for their children from September 2024, with care provided between 8am and 6pm.
According to a recent meeting of Lancashire County Council’s cabinet – at which the grant funding was accepted – applications for the expansion of wraparound services will be considered ahead of any proposals to establish brand new facilities. Only where expansion by existing providers does not meet a shortfall in places would applications for new services be progressed.
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