Early Intervention Service Review Andy Dempsey Director of CYPS Director of CYPS ������������������
Why is the Early Intervention Service being restructured? � Ofsted’s requirements for both Children’s Centres and statutory social care have also changed. � Current evidence suggests that the service is not effectively engaging the most needy families. Our population of Looked After Children has grown significantly due to neglect and our current early intervention work is not effective in addressing this at an early enough stage to prevent the family escalating to statutory services prevent the family escalating to statutory services � Schools in our more deprived areas are also seeing an increasing number of children commencing school with poor social skills and impeded speech and language development � The success of the revised delivery model will depend on the extent to which it prevents the escalation of families towards statutory services and improves the school readiness of children, particularly amongst target families
Ofsted Framework � Framework and evaluation schedule for the inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers (Sept 2013) - integrated multi-agency approach � � Framework for Children’s Centre Inspection (March 2013) Framework for Children’s Centre Inspection (March 2013) - readiness for school of target children - improved parenting and wider capacity - healthy lifestyles for target children ������������������
What is different about the revised model? � It combines two distinct elements:- - an early help/family support element – this will act ‘upstream’ of social care services and aim to provide practical support families - a centre based offer – this is focussed on school readiness and strong links with early years health � Currently there is a lack of practical family support for families in helping them to provide effective parenting. Under the proposals, the helping them to provide effective parenting. Under the proposals, the Family Intervention Workers will provide practical family support around child routines, domestic management and parenting skills. The aim will be to build family resilience and capacity. � The centre based element is also restructured to have a funded child care offer at its heart, with a strong focus on improving school readiness through speech and language development and socialisation of pupils
Feedback: Key Points � No significant change to overall strategy � Parr and Central Link are 2 main hubs � � Ongoing dialogue with Bridgewater re TUPE Ongoing dialogue with Bridgewater re TUPE � Single Advisory Board over 2 clusters
Key Issues for Community Groups � There was a general recognition that the financial changes facing the Council required substantial change and a positive response to the commitment that no centre would close. Appropriate children’s and family services will be relocated to the ‘spoke’ sites to ensure that they can continue to operate and be available for community groups and partner groups � There was a concern that support for volunteers would not continue. Support for volunteers will continues as a key part of each Centre Manager’s role. � � There was a concern about crèche bank co-ordination and provision. The There was a concern about crèche bank co-ordination and provision. The crèche co-ordinating role will be picked up by the Centre Manager with a resource in place to care for children as necessary � Some groups of users want to develop universal services and requested our support to facilitate this. Parent led provision will be supported and work has already commenced with a group in Rainhill wanting to commission their own baby massage service. The “spoke” centres will be available as venues to support service development in this way
Key Issues from Staff Consultation � How will model address core offer? � Safeguarding and H/S in outreach sites? � DBS concerns? � � Data from PVI settings? Data from PVI settings? � How were 2 main sites chosen? � School clusters do not include Newton schools? � Recruitment of volunteers?
Centre Based Offer for Both Centres Assistant Director Early Help and Child Protection Early Years Quality & Inclusion 1 FTE Centre Manager Children’s Centre Educator 1 Worker working across both 1 x .8 FTE Volunteer & 1 FTE Speech and Language sites - Part of Achievement & Community Worker Therapist Inclusion – outside the Early Help Structure Babies & Toddlers Funded 2 - 3s Funded 3 - 4s Early Years Practitioners Early Years Practitioners Early Years Practitioners 3 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (4.05 FTE) 4 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (5.41 FTE) 2 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (2.72 FTE) One to be designated as room lead One to be designated as room lead One to be designated as room lead per hub per hub per hub Administration Support Central Support Floating Support 2 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 1 FTE Admin Assistant 1 FTE Senior Admin Officer 1 x 0.68 FTE Level 2 1 FTE Clerical Officer supporting wider service
Centre Based Offer for Both Centres Assistant Director Early Help and Child Protection Early Years Quality & Inclusion 1 FTE Centre Manager Children’s Centre Educator 1 Worker working across both 1 x .8 FTE Volunteer & 1 FTE Speech and Language sites - Part of Achievement & Community Worker Therapist Inclusion – outside the Early Help Structure Babies & Toddlers Funded 2 - 3s Funded 3 - 4s Early Years Practitioners Early Years Practitioners Early Years Practitioners 3 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (4.05 FTE) 4 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (5.41 FTE) 2 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 (2.72 FTE) One to be designated as room lead One to be designated as room lead One to be designated as room lead per hub per hub per hub Administration Support Central Support Floating Support 2 x 0.68 FTE Level 3 1 FTE Admin Assistant 1 FTE Senior Admin Officer 1 x 0.68 FTE Level 2 1 FTE Clerical Officer supporting wider service
Proposed Hub & Spoke Children’s Centres Model
Timescales � Start process with Early Help Teams � Top down recruitment of Service Manager, Team Managers, Social Workers and Family Intervention Workers � � When recruited Service and Team Managers will assist with When recruited Service and Team Managers will assist with implementation � Internal recruitment process commencing within the fortnight � Same approach with centre based offer subject to dialogue with Bridgewater � Process completed by end of May
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