Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the offer from Aberdeen City Parent Council Forum to work with officers around communication;

(ii)       to approve the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to deliver the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24 in line with statutory guidance; and

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to report on the progress and outcomes of the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24 in 2 years’ time.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which sought approval for the new Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24 in line with the Council’s statutory duties to prepare and publish a plan every two years.

Members asked a number of questions of officers in relation to the survey return rate, as well as on the number of facilities in Aberdeen which did not 1140 hours.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to deliver the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24 in line with statutory guidance; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to report on the progress and outcomes of the Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan 2022-24 in 2 years’ time.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the offer from Aberdeen City Parent Council Forum to work with officers around communication; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations contained in the report.