Flexible childcare

Dear parents and carers

Consultation on providing more flexible childcare

If you would like to respond to this by email then please copy the following text, paste into an email, write in your replies and send to marie.mason@islington.gov.uk

We are currently considering whether it would be helpful to parents if we offered some more flexibility in the places we offer. If there is enough interest then we will aim to pilot this as a scheme, starting in January 2008.

Please note that at the moment it is not certain that we will go ahead, as it depends on some funding and staffing issues being sorted out.

This scheme will only apply to parents and carers whose children have a core day place and who receive more than £545.34 through the Child Tax Credit scheme. We are planning to offer parents and carers the opportunity to book the following additional hours:

8am-9am
£2.50
Termtime only


3.30pm-5pm
£3.75
Termtime only

Lunchtime (11.45am-1pm)
£3.10 + cost of lunch
Termtime only

1 hour booking (minimum of 2 consecutive hours per day)
£2.50
School holidays only

All bookings would be subject to their being an available place – we cannot go over our registered numbers of children at any time.

If you are interested please could you fill out the form on the other side of this letter and return it to Marie. This is just so that we can get an idea of the level of interest – there would be no obligation for you to take up on the scheme because you had shown interest.

Julian Grenier

FEEDBACK FORM

First, please check that you would be eligible for this scheme:

• Your child has a morning/afternoon/core day place
• You receive £545.34 per year, or more, through the Child Tax Credit scheme


Please could you answer the following questions, which will help us to see if there is enough demand for the scheme:

How old is your child?


Would you be interested in having additional hours through this scheme for your child?




Please tick which sessions you would be most likely to want (tick as many as apply):

8am-9am (only if your child normally starts at 9am)

Lunch time

3.30pm-5pm

Sessions in school holidays


Are there other ways where a more flexible offer could better meet your needs? Any other comments?