Banners and placards were held in the way of States Members as they prepared for the Strategic Plan debate – which includes an amendment lodged by the Constable of St Helier to provide equitable and affordable early-years education.
At present about half of the Island’s three- and four-year olds receive free term-time care through States nurseries, but classes are greatly over-subscribed.
Those parents who do not qualify for a place, or who need extra care during school holidays, have to find money to send their children elsewhere,unless they are eligible for States subsidies.
