Tynwald backs new Childcare Inclusion Scheme
The scheme "recognises that some children need more support to access early education and childcare and that providers need the right tools to offer it", she said.
'Big gap'
Providers will be able to apply for up to £8,568 of funding per year to provide enhanced staffing ratios and specialist resources to better support eligible children.Meanwhile, £468 per eligible child will be made available to enhance the setting and make it accessible beyond reasonable adjustments.MHK Lawrie Hooper said while he was "supportive" of the proposals, the funding did not apply for childcare providers for before and after school clubs."That is a big gap", he said, because then as children go through the ages, "the funding doesn't follow them".He questioned how the Department of Education, Sport and Culture would ensure they continued to be supported.MHK Julie Edge asked where there were spaces available for children in existing childcare and early education provision on the island.Caine said a childcare working group would look at whether there was a need to develop "a more specialist complex needs nursery" from July 2026.She said an estimated £1.73m was being made available to deliver the scheme. The department had a "statutory obligation" to meet additional needs during school term time, but not for holiday clubs and after school clubs, Caine added.
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