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To: Haringey Council
Save Haringey's Maintained Nursery Schools!
We want Haringey Council to continue paying the Childcare Subsidy funding to its maintained nursery schools. Haringey Council are proposing to withdraw the Childcare Subsidy funding from its nursery schools from April 2017. The removal of this funding will leave our maintained nursery schools no option but to drastically reduce their services and the opportunities they can offer for local Under 5s or even to close completely.
Why is this important?
The Government has recognised the vital role played by our maintained nursery schools and have stated;
,As the universal base rate is introduced, we will allow local authorities to continue to provide a higher level of funding to maintained nursery schools'
(Reference, (15) page 8 Changes to funding for three- and four-year olds , Government consultation response , December 2016)
Haringey's maintained nursery schools are all rated by Ofsted as 'good' or 'outstanding'. They have very good outcomes with regard to closing the achievement gap and supporting children with special needs. They employ highly qualified and skilled teaching staff proven to give the best opportunity for academic achievement . The petitioners request that Haringey Council recognise the school status of our maintained Nursery Schools and continue to support them in delivering the integrated early education and care which has benefited generations of children, especially those with special needs and from very deprived circumstances in their critical early years.
,As the universal base rate is introduced, we will allow local authorities to continue to provide a higher level of funding to maintained nursery schools'
(Reference, (15) page 8 Changes to funding for three- and four-year olds , Government consultation response , December 2016)
Haringey's maintained nursery schools are all rated by Ofsted as 'good' or 'outstanding'. They have very good outcomes with regard to closing the achievement gap and supporting children with special needs. They employ highly qualified and skilled teaching staff proven to give the best opportunity for academic achievement . The petitioners request that Haringey Council recognise the school status of our maintained Nursery Schools and continue to support them in delivering the integrated early education and care which has benefited generations of children, especially those with special needs and from very deprived circumstances in their critical early years.
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