Minutes:
It was noted that a Task Group meeting was being arranged for Thursday 7 February. Members would be asked to review an increase in the formula of £0.03 per hour for 3 and 4-year-old funding and by £0.01 per hour for 2-year olds. The LA had contacted those supplying providers and the majority had favoured an increase: those that did not support an increase for 2-year olds did not actually provide for that age group.
The meeting returned to the running order of the agenda: