Purpose

Permission is being sought to utilise the 1
year extension available under the Council’s contract with
Early Years Alliance for the provision of the Quality Improvement
Programme for non-domestic childcare providers (nurseries &
pre-schools)
The contract with Early Years Alliance for the delivery of the
Quality Improvement Programme for non-domestic childcare providers
locally commenced on 10 October 2022 for 1 year with the option to
extend the for a further 1 year.
The programme will continue to offer value for money as a saving
will be achieved in the extension period from the original
contract.

Content

RESOLVED - That:
This report seeks approval to utilise the 1 year extension period
under the contract with Early Years Alliance to enable the
continued delivery of a Quality Improvement Programme for
non-domestic childcare providers locally.
The programme will respond to the local authority statutory duties
of responding to providers deemed to be less than
‘good’, including those who have received concern and
compliance visits from Ofsted. The programme will help to ensure
that Oldham’s non-domestic childcare providers continue to
deliver high quality Early Years education.
Local authorities are required by legislation to secure training
for:
•those registered on the Ofsted Early Years Register who are
judged less than ‘good’ by Ofsted in their most recent
inspection report;
•newly registered providers on the Ofsted Early Years Register
who have not yet had an inspection report published;