Decision details

To approve the panel recommendations for grant funding pump priming to support open access children’s services.

Recommendations agreed subject to the following amendments shown in bold and strikethrough

(a)       approve funding for the following bids:

(i)        Ambrosden 4 Children (Ambrosden Children’s Centre);

(ii)       Donnington Doorstep (Florence Park Children’s Centre);

(iii)      St Johns Church (Grove & Wantage Children’s Centres);

(iv)      HBC Superdads (Marston Northway Children’s Centre);

(v)       Henley Baptist Church (Rainbow Children’s Centre);

(vi)      Abingdon Baby Café (North Abingdon Children’s Centre);

(vii)    Abingdon Carousel (South Abingdon Children’s Centre);

(viii)   Sunshine Centre (Sunshine Children’s Centre);

(ix)      Witney Churches (Witney Children’s Centre).

(b)     Approve the asset transfer for the following proposal:

(i)  Afflah Nursery (Florence Park Children’s Centre).

(b)  Approve funding for the following bids subject to buildings and leases being resolved:

a.         Friends of Britannia Road (Britannia Road);

b.         The Kings Church (South Didcot).

(c)    Decline funding for the following bids:

a.         Aspire & Nature Effect;

b.         St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton.

(c)  Approve the maximum 12 months’ rent free period for the following buildings:

a.         Ambrosden;

b.         South Abingdon.

(d)  Defer decisions in respect of:

a.    the proposal relating to Aflah Nursery

b.    Aspire & Nature Effect bid

c.    St Mary’s Church Chipping Norton bid

with a further report to be submitted to Cabinet as soon as practicable