We will be opting out of Blair's 'nursery education for all pre-schoolers - free at the point of delivery' thing.
We've been offered ?7.20 an hour by our local council to provide 2 and a half hours of care/education a day. We are no longer able to ask parents to 'top-up' the difference.
?7.20 and hour will not cover our (outer London) staff salaries to look after the child for 2 and a half hours, let alone the rent, business rates, food etc.
The council have now written to us to ask if we would be prepared to offer a free place (they haven't specified if this place would be full or part-time) to a 'family in need.'
We have written back asking them to define a 'family in need.'
We have a single-mother client who works her butt off as a housekeeper in an elderly care home to support her daughters, 16 and 3 years old, and her grandchild (son of the sixteen year old daughter.) We would offer her the free place without a moments hesitation.
We would also offer the free place to a family with a child with SN, so that they could have some respite care.
We would NOT offer the place to a family who are not intending to work. We had a visit/'show-round' with a mother recently who looked around, loved our nursery, wanted to sign up and then asked - "Who pays for this?"
So. I'm outed as a Fascist. But shouldn't we be helping those prepared to help themselves?
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bauble99 · 17/12/2006 21:35
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