SCHOOLS in the borough are to get more than £790,000 next year to stay open longer.
The £790,147 will be given to Bromley Council to enable schools to fund ‘extended services’ including childcare from 8am to 6pm and classes for adults.
Bromley’s money is part of the Government’s extended services subsidy which has been allocated £8.5m in 2008-9; £40m in 2009-10 and £167m for the financial year 2010-11.
It aims to enable parents to stay at work for longer, safe in their knowledge their child is being looked after and entertained.
Children’s minister Dawn Primarolo said: “Extended services put schools everywhere at the heart of the community, offering invaluable experiences, extensions to learning and out of hours childcare of the highest quality.”
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