Governor Area Forums 12 and 13 June 2017 Department of Children’s services
Governor Area Forums June 2017 Early Years Lynn Donohue Early Years Strategic Manager
Early Years key priorities • Supply and demand for early education and childcare places - 2 year-olds, 3 and 4 year-olds and 30 hours • Quality of early education and childcare • Children’s centres – cluster arrangements and integrated/partnership working • Integrated Early Years Strategy 2015-18 • Early Years SEND transformation programme • Health and Care Industrial centre of Excellence (ICE)
Take up of early education/childcare • The government funds up to 570 hours of free childcare per year for eligible 2 year-olds. This works out as 15 hours a week if a child takes up the childcare during term time, or fewer hours over more weeks in the year. • The total number of eligible 2 year-olds in the district is around 4,500. The average take up for 2 year-olds of early education places for the spring term 2017 was 74%. • The government also funds up to 570 hours of free childcare per year for ALL 3 and 4 year-olds until they reach statutory school age and go to school full-time. • Spring term 2017 there were just under 16,000 3 and 4 year- olds. The average take up of early education/childcare places for 3 year-olds was 91% and for 4 year-olds 98%.
What is the 30 hours? • It will be available from September 2017 and is an extension of the current universal entitlement to 15 hours of funded childcare for 3 and 4 year olds • It will provide an additional 15 hours of childcare to 3 and 4 year olds from working families • The additional 15 hours will be available to eligible children age 3 at the start of the term following their 3 rd birthday until the child is attending reception • Providers do not have to offer the extended entitlement (often referred to as ‘free’ or funded 30 hours)
Who will be eligible for the 30 hours? Families will be eligible when • both parents are working or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family (including self-employed persons) • and each parent earns – on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage (NLW). Parents do not necessarily need to actually work 16 hours a week, but rather their earnings must reflect at least 16 hours of work at NMW or NLW, which is £107 a week at the current NMW rate. – and less than £100,000 per year (per individual ). • Foster carers are eligible for their own children but not the children they foster • There are additional criteria for parents with substantial caring responsibilities and those temporarily away from work
Where can children take up their entitlement ? The entitlement can be taken in a range of provision Providers on the Early Years Register • Day Nursery • Pre School • Independent school • Childminder • Out of school childcare including holiday care provider A childminder registered with a Childminder Agency that is registered with Ofsted Schools taking children age two and over and which are exempt from registration with Ofsted as an early years provider • School nursery class • Nursery school • Out of school childcare
How can the 30 hours be delivered? • Partnership delivery models will be essential to deliver the entitlement at a local level • Families must be able to take up their entitlement at times that best support their child's learning, and at times which fit with the needs of parents to enable them to work. • From September 2017 there will be greater flexibility for providers offering funding hours • maximum session length ten hours not before 6am and no later than 8pm • no session to be shorter than 3 hours between 9.00am and 3.30pm • a maximum of two providers in a single day (a maximum of three providers in total) • over more than 38 weeks of the year • outside of school terms • at weekends
The application process Processes are currently being finalised by the DfE and HMRC: • Parents will make applications directly with HMRC who will confirm they are eligible for the extended entitlement hours • Providers will validate the eligibility through a web service provided by the LA before being offered a place • Providers will access funding through the LA • If family circumstances change HMRC will provide a ‘grace period’ end date to assist parents whose employment circumstances change and for providers to plan for loss of the funded hours and any staff changes etc
Quality of early years provision Evidence shows that higher quality provision has greater developmental benefits for children, particularly for the most disadvantaged children. • The local authority is required to ensure that all children are able to take up their funded hours in a high quality setting. • Wherever possible parents should be able to access a funded place with a ‘Good or Outstanding’ provider. • Our practice, following statutory guidance, is that we withdraw LA funding for these early education places at a provider if they are Inadequate or Requires Improvement and will review and reinstate this when the provider is reinspected and becomes good or better
Quality of provision • At the last Ofsted return reported on 1 June 2017 Bradford had 548 Ofsted registered childcare/early education settings. • 368 were childminders (on domestic premises) and 95.9% of these were outstanding or good (11% outstanding and >1% inadequate) • 173 were providing childcare on non-domestic premises eg. Day care nurseries and 96.8% of these were outstanding or good (12% outstanding and 1% inadequate). • The remaining 7 providers are made up of 2 childcare providers on domestic premises and 5 home child carers
Integrated Early Years Strategy 2015-18 Improve the health and wellbeing of all children in the District and reduce inequalities – Reduce childhood obesity and increase physical activity and healthy eating – Reduce the number of baby deaths in the first year of life – Improve oral health in the under 5s – To increase breastfeeding rates – Reduce Smoking in pregnancy and beyond & promote smoke free homes – Improve attachment and bonding and maternal mental health Children ready for school and schools ready for children – Increasing the take up of eligible 2 year-old places and maximising the take up of all 3 and 4 year-old places including the roll out of the 30 hours funded childcare across the district. – Ensure there are sufficient quality childcare and early education places across the district – Targeted work with individual schools and settings to improve outcomes for children and vulnerable/targeted groups
Our Ambition – Improve outcomes and life chances for all SEND children and young people in Bradford 0-25 Years SEND Pathway 16-25 Years 0-5+ Years 5- 16 Years Development of Early Years SEND Centres of For school-aged pupils supported transitions in Excellence and Early Years Integrated Specialist preparation for adulthood Enhanced Specialist Provision Support Services and independence (Funding - Core) (Funding - HNB) (Funding -Traded)
The District wide Model for 0-5+ SEND Pathway • SEND Specialist Centres of Excellence (co-located) Locality 1 50x 0.6places Early Years Early Years Enhanced Enhanced Specialist Specialist Provision Provision (EYESP) Generic Special (EYESP) Generic Special Schools Schools Early Years Early Years Enhanced Enhanced Locality 2 Specialist Specialist Provision Provision • SEND Specialist (EYESP) (EYESP) Centres of Excellence (co- 50 x 0.6 places located )
Number of EHCP by Ward
The District wide Model for the 5-16 pathway 5-16 year-olds - An Integrated Specialist Teaching Support Service (Traded ) Cognition *Sensory and (50%) Learning Social, Physical Emotional and and Mental Medical Health Autism *Sensory Team will be 50% traded and will continue to be managed by Head of Sensory Service.
Health and Care ICE • The ICE programme is in its 4th year of activity and has continued to grow in terms of both education and business partners and the number of young people involved. There are 4 well established ICEs in Bradford. • By 2017-18 we are aiming for over 3,000 students, over 30 lead business partners and to increase the number of associate business partners (including Santander, O2, and Asda) to 150 • Educational partners - about 14 schools, the main colleges and the University of Bradford. • The Health and Care (including Early Years) ICE is a recent innovation, in partnership with Better Start Bradford with the first board meeting planned for June. • The aim is to provide students with well defined curriculum offer and career pathways for those who want to join this sector.
For more information on funded ‘free’ early education and childcare www.bradford.gov.uk/FIS
Governor Area Forums June 2017 Data and results update Richard Lait Primary Lead Area Achievement Officer Department of Children’s Services
What we hope to cover…. • What data can governors expect to see when the results for their schools are published shortly? • Unpicking the results from your school. • Asking questions and using the information for future school planning.
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