Purpose

Report goes to Cabinet
annually.

Content

the Executive Mayor and Cabinet
RESOLVED to;
 
2.1 Early Years:
 
2.1.2 approve the Childcare
Sufficiency Assessment 2024 (attached as Appendix 1) which measures
the demand for, and supply of childcare across the
borough.
 
2.1.3 note the childcare
reforms and investments announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn
budget 2024.
 
2.1.4 note the update on
Croydon’s Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) following the
Executive Mayor’s recommendation that the Governing Body of
the Federation of Crosfield and Selhurst Nursery Schools accept and
support Croydon’s new operating model for MNS.
 
2.1.5 approve the change for
the delivery of the priorities in Croydon’s Partnership Early
Years Strategy in relation to the development of a delivery plan,
as reference at paragraphs 4.5 - 4.5.2.
 
2.2 School
Admissions:
 
2.2.1 note the consultation
outcomes for the proposed changes to the 2026/27 admission
arrangements for Croydon’s community schools, and proposed
reduction of the PAN for Beulah Junior School and Winterbourne
Infants School (attached as Appendix 2).
 
2.2.2 to approve the proposed
Admission Arrangements for Croydon’s community schools for
the 2026/27 academic year (attached as Appendix 2a).
 
2.2.3 approve the proposed
reduction of the PAN for Beulah Junior School and Winterbourne
Infants School from 2026/27 academic year.
 
2.2.4 approve the continued
adoption of the proposed Pan London scheme for co-ordination of
admissions to Reception and Junior schools (attached as Appendix
2b); and adoption of the proposed Pan London scheme for
co-ordination of admissions to secondary schools (attached as
Appendix 2c).
 
2.3 School Maintenance and
Compliance:
 
2.3.1 approve the proposed
Education Capital Budget ( attached as Appendix 3).
 
2.3.2 approve the proposed
Schools’ Maintenance Plan (attach as Appendix 4) with an
overall budget cost of £11.318m for 2025/26 and £7.382m
for 2026/27.
 
2.3.3 delegate authority to the
Corporate Director – Children, Young People and Education to
vary the proposed Schools’ Maintenance Plan to reflect actual
prices and new urgent issues that may arise, including authorising
spend against the allowance for emergency and reactive works. The
Corporate Director, Children, Young People and Education shall
report back to the Executive Mayor and Cabinet in respect of any
exercise of such authority.