Campaign to Preserve Wrap Around Childcare in Radcliffe

It's been a while since we have had anything to report and we are still waiting to hear on any decision surrounding the future of our Greenbelt around Radciffe on Trent.

However, it would seem that another cause has emerged as a concern for our community and particularly for those with families. The Radcliffe Out of School Club are facing an uncertain future surrounding the provision of wrap around childcare for the children of Radcliffe on Trent.

Currently our Out of School Club is sited at Radcliffe on Trent Junior School, however due to the increase in children needing a place at the School for this coming academic year, the Junior School have had no choice but to reclaim that space as a teaching classroom. A site is still being sought, but as yet nothing has been secured beyond October 2014. This leaves many parents who are reliant on the facility with no ongoing childcare for the future. The childminders of the village have finite spaces and are guided by strict and legally binding childcare rations, which has left many without a space from October this year. This is a real concern and worry for those with work commitments.

A campaign has been started by one of our community members, you can lend support to the campaign by signing the petition here: http://bit.ly/RadChildcare