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Schools Forum 3 rd March 2014. Early Years Services 2015/16. Services for Young Children 2013/14. Local Development Team - Childcare Development Coordinators Business Support Officers Early Years District Advisory Teachers (EYDATs) Children’s Centre Support Teachers (CCSTs)
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Schools Forum 3rd March 2014 Early Years Services 2015/16
Services for Young Children 2013/14 Local Development Team - Childcare Development Coordinators • Business Support Officers • Early Years District Advisory Teachers (EYDATs) • Children’s Centre Support Teachers (CCSTs) • Leading Foundations Stage Practitioners (LFSPs) • Area Inclusion Co-ordinators (INCOs) • Portage • Commissioned services (Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years, Children’s Links)
Facts • Population of children aged 0-4 years in Hampshire is 78,925 (2.33% of England) • Hants provides 3.32% of all childcare in England and this represents 3.29% of places • Early years education sector consists of • 372 preschools • 266 day nurseries • 348 childminders • 25 independent nurseries and • 11 maintained nursery classes
Performance • 78% of childminders are judged good and outstanding which is 4% above the England average (June 2013) • 83% of providers on non-domestic premises received a good or outstanding judgement is 1% above England average (June 2013) • EYFS results are significantly above national levels and within the top quartile of statistical neighbours
% of children achieving 6+ points in key areas of learning (2009 – 2012) or expected or greater level (2013)
Changes to statutory guidance on the role of the local authority From • Provide information, advice and training to providers To • Advice only to those requiring improvement or inadequate by Ofsted
Future direction Statutory responsibilities of the local authority • Ensuring sufficient early years education places • Providing moderation for the Early Years Foundation Stage • Responding to Ofsted outcomes • Children’s Centres Discretionary areas include • Support for early years business management, staff training etc • Delivering evidence based programmes to improve children’s outcomes • Providing EYFS advice to children’s centres and facilitating the link between the work of children’s centres and schools
Overall LA Budget 2015/16 • £6.8m reduction in non- Children’s Centre budget over 2 years 2014/15, 2015/16 • Reduction in services that support preschools, childminders and schools
Local Authority funding 2015/16 Sufficiency Duty • Support for: • providers and schools to develop needed early years education • places provision when it is at risk of closure and places are needed • safeguarding actions where issues arise • Management of serious case reviews • Promotion, administration and management of compliance with the Early Years Education Funding scheme • Maintenance of lists of approved Early Years Education providers • Implementation of removal process from the EYE approved providers list and funding cessation for poor performance Resource • 8fte childcare development officers
Local Authority funding 2015/16 Outcomes duty Early Years Foundation Stage • Management and interpretation of data • Moderation of Profile judgements • Communications on changes Training • Advice on targeted training and support programmes where children are at risk of poor outcomes • Updates for training colleges on latest policy developments • Overview of the qualification profile of the sector; signposting to funding and training opportunities Improvement • The design and monitoring of support plans following a requires improvement or inadequate Ofsted judgement • Mediation of peer support where provision is poor Resources 1 fte Quality Improvement Service Manager (Early Years), 2 early years advisors and 1.4 fte training managers
Local Authority funding 2015/16 Children’s centres • Delivery of children’s centre services through 54 centres • Monitoring, support and challenge to Children's Centres • Support during Ofsted inspections • Hampshire County Council premises and IT management • Liaison with partners to ensure joined up service delivery and information sharing to meet the needs of vulnerable families • Work with children’s centres to strengthen understanding of the take-up of Early Years Education funding and their role in promoting this to vulnerable families • Guidance and support for the governance model.
DSG current funding (2014/15) for Early Years • Early years education for 2/3/4 year olds • 2 year old provision training and support • Portage service • Area Inclusion service • SEN early years training • Speech and Language support Total £60.5m (£60.0m Early Years Block, £0.5m High Needs)
Proposals for DSG funding • Targeting services to approximately 300 early years providers including childminders from a potential sector of 1500 providers • Work impacts upon 22,000 children
Discretionary services DSG might fund 2015/16 Early Years Education Support • Support to childminders and group settings to strengthen governance and leadership arrangements • Support to setting to meet the welfare standards • Specific support to childminders to raise the quality of early years education delivery Resources needed • £500k to commission from the local authority or other organisation • Offers 6 days per provider assuming 300 providers need support
Discretionary services Alternative options: Early Years Education Support • Group settings pay for support to strengthen governance and leadership arrangements (approx. £250 per day, most settings require 4-6 days support) • Offer places on welfare standards training courses at minimal cost e.g. pay for venue and refreshments where there are spaces • School peer mentors (schools cover costs) give specific support to childminders to raise the quality of delivery • Childminding support currently requires 2,730 days
Discretionary services DSG might fund 2015/16 Quality Improvement advice • Provide direct support to Early Years Foundation Stage settings and schools without good+ Ofsted judgements • Deliver evidence based intervention programmes e.g. Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies, Personal Social Emotional Development, Communication Language Literacy and tracking progress programmes • Deliver/support county wide training sessions on EYFS Resources needed • £418k for 8 fte Early Years District Advisory Teachers (reduced from 13.3 fte)
Discretionary services Alternative options: Quality Improvement advice • Schools provide peer mentoring for settings not good+ • Schools run evidence based programmes • Schools with EYFS development needs source own support (accounts for 400 days) Resources needed • Support for providers and schools would equate to 1560 days • £130k would be required for 2 fte staff to oversee support programme • Or providers pay for support at £100 per place for training and £450 per day teacher support
Discretionary services DSG might fund 2015/16 Setting and Children’s Centre support • Develop high quality practices for staff • Develop systems for assessment and monitoring of progress • Identify school level EYFS trends and steer settings’ priorities • Deliver evidence based intervention programmes to improve outcomes in specific areas of development • Lead working with parents where children have been identified as at risk of poor outcomes Resources needed • £723K for 15 fte Children’s Centre Support Teachers reduced from 26.8 fte
Discretionary services Alternative options: Settings and children’s centre support • Schools provide support to catchment area children’s centre and to linked early years settings • 54 centres would need 1 day a week support which includes support to linked early years provision Resources required • Retain 2 Children’s Centre Support Teachers to oversee continuing professional development for peer mentors • Cost £130k for staff
Could providers pay for support? • Average cost of a member of staff is £27,000 • Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) for 3 year olds staffed on a ratio of 1:8 gives £19,744 p.a (based on 2013/14 average EYE hourly rate) • Normal ratio of 1:6 which reduces income to £14,808 p.a • Providers pay the difference through business model • Increase in uptake of hours means that there is less opportunity to charge for additional time • Staffing tends to account for 80% of income Resources required • Approximately 15 pence on the base rate would be needed for providers to cover total budget through purchasing services • All providers would receive uplift rather than those most in need of support
Options • Early Years discretionary services to be funded using the Early Years Block of DSG • Early Years Education providers to buy all discretionary services • Schools to provide services directly with some support from the LA funded from the DSG • Cease funding for discretionary services