Issue - meetings

To consider a request to extend a number of grant funding schemes currently operated by Cheshire County Council, and to delegate authority to the Head of the Children and Families Service to ensure they are allocated in accordance with Appendix 1.

Consideration was given to the extension of a number of grant funding schemes currently operated by Cheshire County Council, and to the delegation of authority to the Head of Children and Families Service to ensure they were allocated in accordance with Appendix 1 of the report.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

1. That approval be given to the grant funding schemes set out in Table 1 of Appendix 1 for 2009-2010 and the individual delegation of authority to the Head of Children and Families Service to ensure that grants are allocated in accordance with Appendix 1.

2. That approval be given to the extension of arrangements for the payment and administration of the Nursery Education Grant free entitlement for three and four year olds until 31 March 2010 on the basis set out in this Report.

3. That approval be given to the extension of the contract with Action for Children for the provision of early intervention family support services to families with children aged 0 - 5 from 1 April 2009 for one year.

4. That approval be given to the arrangements for the application of funding for Extended Services during 2009/10 set out in this Report.