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

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Per

cen

t

Under 5 5 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 18 None

Age of youngest dependent child

Female economic activity rates by age of youngest dependent child

1990 2001

Timelines

2004 2006 2008 2010

2004

Children Act

Ten Year

Childcare

Strategy

Information

sharing protocol

agreed

Children’s centre

programme

begins

2006

Children and Young

People’s Plans

Safeguarding Children

Board

Director of Children’s

Services + New

Directorate

8 children’s centres

2008

Wraparound affordable

childcare in at least half

of all primary schools

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

2010

Wraparound affordable

childcare available for all

parents of primary aged

children

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

2005

2005 Change 4

Children

programme

Planning Lead member for

Children’s

Services

Extended schools

clusters

First annual

performance

assessment

Children’s CentresExtended S

chools

Chi

ldre

n's

Fund

Common Assessment

Healthy Schools

Comprehensive CAMHS

Education Improvement Partnerships

Information Sharing Lead Professional

Making sense of chaos

Every child and young person thrives and reaches their potential

Be healthy

Improve emotional

health and

well-being

Stay Safe

Enhance personal

safety

Co-ordination

services for

CYP disabilities

Enjoy and achieve

Improve

attainment

of the most

vulnerable groups

Expand and

co-ordinate

support

for young families

Make a positive

contribution

Reducing levels of

offending

Achieve economic

well-being

Improve choices for

14-19 year olds

Give children and Increase impact Improve access Better support Maximise young people a voice resources

Vision

Aims

Outcome

Priorities

Change

Objectives

Children and Young People’s Plan

Improve outcomes for all Reduce the gap between outcomes Reshape services

Extended Services - dream or nightmare?

HotelHappy Valley School

The core offer

Community access

A varied menu of activities

Parenting support Swift and easy referral

to specialisedsupport services

including family learning including adult learning

Quality childcare

Allyear

round8am-6pm

on site or throughlocal providers

including study support

Core

offer

Community access

What are we doing already?

• 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

• LA ‘start up’ funding

• Schools Standards Grant

• Existing services

• Parents!

Children’s Centres

Full Offer•Integrated childcare and early learning for 0 – 5 year olds•Heath services, family support •Specialist support for children with additional needs Outreach workers, •Activity to help parents into work

Universal Offer• Information for parents about childcare and children’s services• Support for childcare providers including childminders• Activities for children paid for by parents • Other services including midwifery and health visitor, speech and language therapy.

30% most disadvantaged areas

30% most advantaged areas

20068 centres

200823 centres

201040 centres

Common themes

• Competing priorities

• Partnership and capacity

• Governance

• Sustainability

Questions

Are these priorities right?

• Primary schools

• Parenting support

• Area focus