• Decision details
  • Decision details

    Decision Maker: Cabinet

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Decisions:

    The Director, Education & Inclusion Services advised Members of the receipt of capital grants to support the implementation of the Welsh Government Childcare Offer in RCT. 

     

    Members were informed of the invite by Welsh Government to submit a grant bid and business case for capital projects that would support implementation of the childcare element of the Childcare Offer in RCT.

     

    Members were advised that during submission, officer agreed that the emphasis of the funding bid would be to support wraparound childcare provisions that are already on school sites, or to develop new settings in schools where there is a demand for wraparound care funded by the Childcare Offer.  These projects support the Council’s 21st Century Schools Programme by providing a holistic approach to co-location of services on school sites.  Eleven projects were put forward for consideration.

     

    Members were referred to 4.8 of the report which outlined the eleven projects put forward, with  a further funding bid was also requested for a dedicated Project Officer post.  In February 2019, the Council were advised that they had been successful in receiving funding for four of the eleven capital projects, as well as funding for the small capital grant scheme and the Project Officer, namely

     

    ·         Tonyrefail Community School

    ·         Gwauncelyn Primary School

    ·         Cwmlai Primary School

    ·         Dolau Primary School

    ·         Small capital grant scheme

    ·         Project Officer post

     

    The Cabinet Member for Education & Lifelong learning  welcomed the grant funding of £2,598,014 and spoke of the emphasis on the wrap around provision to  facilitate and support the seamless transition between the FPN education element of the Childcare Offer and the additional funded childcare.  The Member spoke positively of the projects that been chosen to be taken forward and the importance of the Project officer which was necessary to facilitate the projects going forward. 

     

    The Leader reiterated his thanks to the officers involved for the submission of the project proposals and welcomed the funding coming forward.

     

    It was RESOLVED:

     

    1.    To note the information contained within the report.

     

    2.    To note the receipt of £2.598,014 million of capital funding from Welsh Government.

     

    3.    To include the grant funded capital projects in the capital programme.

     

    4.    To approve the grant funded dedicated Project Officer for the duration of the programme ending 31st March 2021.

    Publication date: 08/05/2019

    Date of decision: 08/05/2019

    Decided at meeting: 08/05/2019 - Cabinet

    Effective from: 15/05/2019

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