Decision details
North Baddesley Infant School Age Range
Decision Maker: Executive Lead Member for Children's Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider a report of the Director of
Children's Services - North Baddesley Infant School is a community
school currently approved to take children of school age from Year
R to Year 2. The PAN for the school is currently 90 with maximum
capacity of 270. The governing body of the school is seeking
to:
(a) Lower the school age range to 2-year-olds; and
(b) Directly manage a new early years’ facility as part of
the school.
The school leadership team has reviewed its management, financial
and operational arrangements, and the governors at its meeting on
24 June 2021 gave full agreement to the proposal.
The school has previously offered the childcare opportunity to the
open market. This resulted in only one interested provider who went
through the selection process; however, they have chosen not to
take up the opportunity to deliver the childcare provision. The
school has not considered to offer it out again due to the poor
response previously.
The lowered age range will be accommodated in the multi-purpose
building which is currently sited on the school campus which has
full facilities to accommodate younger children. The accommodation
was successfully purchased and installed via a community grant and
the remaining costs were supported by the school who recognised the
demand for wrap around care by their working parents.
There is no cost to Hampshire County Council associated with this
proposal.
A public consultation was held from 3 September to 1 October
2021.
There have been three objections raised and these have been
resolved.
Report author: Suzanne Smith
Publication date: 10/11/2021
Date of decision: 10/11/2021
Decided at meeting: 10/11/2021 - Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day
Effective from: 20/11/2021
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