Early Years, or The Queens Knickers approach

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Early Years, or The Queens Knickers approach
JOANNA WAINWRIGHT Director of Commissioning Childr
en, Families and Education
IAN CRAIG Director of Operations Children,
Families and Education
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The Challenge
Birth rates have been steadily falling in
England and Wales since the early 1990s
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Recommendations

• 30 Where excess space is generated by falling
  rolls, provision of extended schools, community
  and/or early years and childcare facilities
  should be given priority consideration.
• 31 Multi-agency provision should be provided,
  wherever possible, on school sites.
• 32 Capital receipts generated from redundant
  school sites should be re-invested into other
  education or community facilities locally.

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Kent Childrens Centres

• Making life better for children, parents and
  communities by bringing together

• Early education integrated with childcare
• Family support and outreach to parents
• Child and family health services

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National Context

• Every Child Matters Children Act 04
• Childrens Trust Arrangements - integrated
  frontline delivery
• National Childcare Strategy
• Childcare Bill 2005
• Extended Schools
• Workforce Reform Strategy
• Early Support Programme

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Childrens Centres the offer

• High Intensity- 30 MDA
• Integrated childcare early learning for 0-5
  year olds
• Health services, family support
• Specialist support for children with additional
  needs
• Outreach workers
• Activity to help parents into work

• Graduated Offer in 70 LDA
• Information for parents about childcare
  childrens services
• Outreach to ensure families in need get
  appropriate support, particular focus on
  disadvantaged families
• Drop-in sessions

Graduated Model
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Local Context
Current locations of Kent Childrens Centres
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Kent Targets

• Phase 1 (2004-06) - 20 Centres
• Phase 2 (2006-08) - 72 Centres
• Phase 3 (2008-10) - 104/105 Centres

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Links extended schools

• Children's Centre
• Early Ed Childcare
• Family Support
• Child Family Health
• JCP
• Information advice

• Extended Schools
• 8am-6pm Childcare
• Parenting Support Family learning
• Health Social Care
• Study support/ Out of Hours Learning

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Childcare Bill 2005

• Duty to improve outcomes for under 5s
• Duty to secure sufficient childcare places to
  meet the needs of working parents
• Duty to provide information, advice and
  assistance
• All LA duties above subject to inspection
• The Early Years Foundation Stage
• National register for early years and childcare
• Inspection for early years provision

Builds on existing roles and responsibilities
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And the Queens Knickers?

• Are you sitting comfortably?
• Then Ill begin...

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And the Queens Knickers?

• Are you sitting comfortably?
• Then Ill begin...

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Early Years, or The Queens Knickers
approachend
JOANNA WAINWRIGHT Director of Commissioning Childr
en, Families and Education
IAN CRAIG Director of Operations Children,
Families and Education
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