Continuously monitor and update Lincolnshire’s childcare delivery plan based on the sufficiency needs.
Continue to utilise the capital grant funding programme to develop places in those areas with an identified sufficiency gap.
Develop places in South Holland in line with the current findings in the sufficiency assessment.
Promote the Family Services Directory and the childcare sufficiency gap form for families in Lincolnshire, to ensure access to information and alerting us to pressures is maintained.
Develop a strategic plan to support the delivery of the childcare reforms, based on the phased roll-out of the new childcare offers.
Work with schools to assess the need for wraparound childcare and develop provision where required.
Deliver a strategic marketing campaign to raise awareness of the extended entitlements announced within the childcare reforms. Continue to encourage access to places.
Complete additional analysis and outreach activities with a focus on the universal 3 and 4-year-old offer to increase the universal take-up rate.
Implement Dingley’s Promise to support the sufficiency of places for all children with SEND.
