Here's What Our New Coalition Government Has To Say

[vickymck]

The new government has issued its programme for government, you can find the whole document here

 

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/4090...g_coalition.pdf

 

Here's a couple of highlights

 

We support the provision of free nursery care for pre-school children, and we want that support to be provided by a diverse range of providers, with a greater gender balance in the early years workforce.

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We will take Sure Start back to its original purpose of early intervention, increase its focus on the neediest families, and better involve organisations with a track record of supporting families. We will investigate ways of ensuring that providers are paid in part by the results they achieve.

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We will refocus funding from Sure Start peripatetic outreach services, and from the Department of Health budget, to pay for 4,200 extra Sure Start health visitors

[sunnyday]

Thanks Vicky

[Panders]

"We will investigate ways of ensuring that providers are paid in part by the results they achieve" Hmmmm - not too sure about this!

[Cait]

it all sounds a bit 'woolly' to me - 'we're going to do something but we're not sure yet'!

[katehart]

Very interesting thanks for sharing that with us..

 

I am a Family support outreach worker in a children centre, so I guess I just have to wait and see what happens. Watch this space.

 

Does anyone know how long does it take for something like this to change.

 

Scary times

[Guest mukerjee1]

Thanks Vicky - looks like it's wait and see time !

[redjayne]

All sounds interesting and we knew changes would be afoot - assume they will not happen overnight - budgets for April this year to next will have already been set and allocated I assume so maybe the changes will hit from next year - with criteria and targets to reach possibly, it will give the Government time to hash it around and decide how it will work ?