The grant would be used to sustain 24 before school places for children aged 5-11 years in Wokingham. The additional funding is necessary as fees to parents needed to be lower than originally projected to encourage the take-up of places by children from lower income families. An income shortfall is consequently expected in years 2 and 3. Approximately 6-8 of the 24 places are filled on a daily basis, although occupancy has been as high as 17 on some occasions.