I spoke to the Lead member on the Council about this topic yesterday.
As such I understand that the officers are on the case and are pushing to ensure that Wandsworth is a special case in allowing parents to provide top up amounts to nurseries and other PVIs because of the significant amount of working parents we have in the borough.
As a Prospective Candidate to be MP for Tooting, where we have so many young families (myself included), I would work hard alongside the Council to ensure that Wandsworth does achieve this special status such that local parents can benefit from 30 hours free childcare (or close to that level). Clearly it is a top prioirity for our area and will help many Mums and Dads return to work, or work additional hours, which in turn benefits our local economy.
Regards,
Dan Watkins
Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Tooting
www.danwatkins.org.uk