CHILDREN should get free places at private nurseries as well as at States ones.
That was the overwhelming view of the Islanders who attended a consultation evening on the topic this week.
During the evening Islanders were asked to think about what they believe to be the fairest way to provide care and education to three- and four-year-olds to remove the ‘postcode lottery’ system that is currently in place.
Given four options, the majority felt that the best way forward would be for the States to invest in a partnership between the public and private nursery organisations.
Although it was not discussed how many free hours of care children would be given each week, the scheme would mean that the States would pay some of the fees of children at private nurseries.
