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Extended Services and all that
February 2006
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/changeforchildren
Every Child Matters
“ Safeguarding a child is best achieved by responding
to need at the earliest stage. The best protection is
often secured by providing the appropriate help in the
most appropriate way at the most opportune time”
Lord Laming
Proposals
• Build services around families
• Intervene early
• Improve accountability
• Reform workforce
Family life is changing
Per cent
Female economic activity rates by age of youngest
dependent child
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30
Under 5
5 to 10
11 to 15 16 to 18
None
Age of youngest dependent child
1990
2001
Timelines
2004
2008
2010
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2006
2008
2010
 Children Act
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 Ten Year
Childcare
Strategy
Change 4
Children
programme
 Children and Young
People’s Plans
 Wraparound affordable
childcare in at least half
of all primary schools
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Planning
 Wraparound affordable
childcare available for all
parents of primary aged
children
 Information
sharing protocol
agreed
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Lead member for
Children’s
Services
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 Children’s
centre
programme
begins
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Extended schools
clusters
 8 children’s centres
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First annual
performance
assessment
 Safeguarding Children
Board
Director of Children’s
Services + New
Directorate
 One third of all
secondary schools open
8am-6pm, all year round
and offering activities
 Lead professionals in
place
 Common assessment
framework
 23 children’s centres
 All secondary schools
open 8am-6pm, all year
round and offering
activities
 All 3-4 year olds
receiving 15 hours of
free early years
education, 38 weeks of
the year
 Children’s centres for all
communities
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Children and Young People’s Plan
Vision
Aims
Every child and young person thrives and reaches their potential
Improve outcomes for all
Reduce the gap between outcomes
Reshape services
Enjoy and achieve
Be healthy
Outcome
Priorities
Change
Objectives
Improve emotional
health and
well-being
Give children and
young people a voice
Stay Safe
Enhance personal
safety
Co-ordination
services for
CYP disabilities
Increase impact
Improve
attainment
of the most
vulnerable groups
Expand and
co-ordinate
support
for young families
Make a positive
contribution
Achieve economic
well-being
Reducing levels of
offending
Improve choices
for
14-19 year olds
Improve access
Better support
Maximise
resources
Extended Services - dream or
nightmare?
The core offer
Quality childcare
Core
offer
A varied menu of activities
All
year
round
8am-6pm
on site or through
local providers
Parenting support
including family learning
including study support
Swift and easy referral
Community access
Community access
to specialised
support services
including adult learning
What are we doing already?
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80 schools in pilot clusters
48% of primaries already meet childcare offer
35% of secondaries offer parenting support
45 schools are accessing support services
through Child Action project
• 48% of all schools meet healthy schools
standards
• c70% of all schools offer range of activities
How do we take forward?
• Work with schools in clusters
• Practical support and development:
– Business advice
– Training and support with assessment
– Developing services across local areas
– Start up funding
– Link to other changes in CYP services
Action for Children and Young
People Programme
Resources
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LA ‘start up’ funding
Schools Standards Grant
Existing services
Parents!
Children’s Centres
2006
8 centres
30% most
disadvantaged
areas
2008
23 centres
2010
40 centres
30% most
advantaged
areas
Full Offer
Universal Offer
•Integrated childcare and early learning for 0 • Information for parents about childcare and
– 5 year olds
children’s services
•Heath services, family support
• Support for childcare providers including
childminders
•Specialist support for children with
additional needs
• Activities for children paid for by parents
Outreach workers,
• Other services including midwifery and
health visitor, speech and language therapy.
•Activity to help parents into work
Common themes
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Competing priorities
Partnership and capacity
Governance
Sustainability
Questions
Are these priorities right?
• Primary schools
• Parenting support
• Area focus