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FCR02 - Financial saving 2019-20 - Cambuslang Childcare Project (CCP)

FCR02 - Financial saving 2019-20 - Cambuslang Childcare Project (CCP) | South Lanarkshire Council
TitleFCR02 - Financial saving 2019-20 - Cambuslang Childcare Project (CCP)
Council ResourceFinance and Corporate
Service AreaFinance and Corporate
Aims and ObjectivesThe aim of this assessment is to consider, as part of the Council's savings exercise, the impact of removing £0.044m funding currently used to provide a free nursery service for children aged 0-3 years old whose parents live within the Cairns/Cambuslang area of South Lanarkshire. The core grant also covers management and administration staffing costs etc.

Following discussions with CCP, the provision of free places for 0-3 year olds will be replaced with places for 3-5 year olds, funded through partnership nursery arrangements. CCP have agreed that this will be manageable over a two year period with a saving of £0.044m achievable in 2019/20.

It is intended to phase out the provision over the course of the next two years; therefore children who currently attend will continue to do so, however no new applications for children who fall into the 0-3 age range will be accepted for entry into the nursery.

Current Partnership Nursery Arrangements Funding - £0.053m (2017/18).

0-3 Year old Nursery Service Funding - £0.084m
2019/20 Saving - £0.044m
2020/21 Saving - £0.040m
ConclusionRemoving the £0.044m funding may have an impact on parents of children aged 0-3 years old who live within the Cairns/Cambuslang area of South Lanarkshire.

The nursery provision will be phased out over the course of the next two years; no new children who fall into the 0-3 age range will be accepted into the nursery therefore current users will not be affected as the children will be able to transition into the 3+ provision of the nursery.

Removal of the funding would not threaten the continued existence of the nursery since CCP could replace the provision of free places for 0-3 year olds with places for 3-5 year olds, funded through partnership nursery arrangements South Lanarkshire Council will provide support to help the project access other funding.
Following discussions between J McCafferty (C&ER) and CCP, CCP advised that they were running one more session for 0-3 year olds. Parents in the area would have to be informed of the change to the service thereafter.

It has been confirmed that CCP haven't taken on any new 0-3 year olds this year. This will allow current 0-3 year olds to transition to 3-5 year old service before the sessions cease.

Education Resources have confirmed there is sufficient capacity in the area for paid 0-3 year old nursery provision with Westburn Nursery School nearby.
Completion date2018 - 2019
Contact Email addressequalities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
AreaRutherglen and Cambuslang