
Childcare sufficiency
Information about the sufficiency of childcare within Worcestershire.
Section 6 of the Education Act 2006 sets out the duty of local authorities of securing, as far as is reasonably possible, sufficient places for children aged 9 months to 4 years of age to access their entitlement to funded nursery education.
In addition, local authorities should secure sufficient childcare to support parents to go back to work or to undertake education or training leading to work.