HL Deb 31 March 1998 vol 588 c15WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether failure to agree to limits being placed on its fees will mean that a private or voluntary provider of pre-school education will be excluded from local authority early years development plans; and, if so, what effect they envisage such a failure will have on the school's registration for the care and education of 3 and 4 year-olds. [HL1184]

Baroness Blackstone

All private and voluntary sector providers which meet the quality criteria and agree with their Partnership to offer a number of free core education places can be part of their local early years development plan.