Multiagency working

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Multi-agency working

• Kate Brown
• Early Years Advisor, The Learning Trust

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Multi-agency working

• Structures
• Priorities
• Knowledge and understanding
• Day-to-day management including protocols
• Continuing Professional Development
• Quality
• Resources

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Early Years Strategic Management

• Action Points
• Agree a joint early years strategy
• Develop a model for service provision within
  Childrens Centres
• Create 689 new Childrens Centre places
• Develop a joint strategy to raise educational
  achievement at Key Stage 1
• Identify and use good practice in early
  intervention and family support, including pilot
  project to improve behaviour in young children
• Improve immunisation rates
• Develop services in line with Choosing Health

Children and Young Peoples Chief Officers Group
CYP Partnership Management Team
Achievement Early Years/ KS1
Childrens Centres
Childcare Places
Health (incl. Healthy Schools)
CYPChildren and Young Peoples
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the way forward

• We want to ensure that the professionals involved
  with young children and their families always
  work together in a coordinated and integrated
  way.
• We are also committed to being able to offer all
  young children high-quality learning and teaching
  experiences based on examples of existing good
  practice here and abroad.

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Putting our plans into action

• We have identified key actions we need to take
  during the next three years to implement our
  plans childrens centres and extended schools
  will have a vital role to play in ensuring that
  these are undertaken successfully.

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Acronyms
CYPP
APA
LAC
IMF
ISA
TLT
ECM
CAF
GP
NSF
YOT
JAR
CAMHS
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Childrens Centre Offer

• All childrens centres must offer access to the
  following core services
• Early education integrated with child care
• Family support and outreach to parents
• Child and family health services
• In addition, it will act as a service hub within
  the community for parents and providers of
  childcare services for children of all ages -
  offering a base for childminder networks and a
  link to other day care provision, out of school
  clubs and extended schools. Centres will also
  have links with local training and education
  providers, Jobcentre Plus and Childrens
  Information Services.
• Sure Start Childrens Centres Start Up Guidance
  2003

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Draft Childrens Centre staffing structure
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Childrens Centre Staffing

• Integrated childrens centres will accommodate
  the following staff who will work together as a
  team led by the centre manager with their
  respective clinical/specialism management
  arrangements. All childrens centres will develop
  strong links with their local schools and GPs, as
  well as other local service providers.

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Next steps

• A priority of the workforce strategy will be to
  develop the skills for managers to lead
  multi-agency teams
• Mainstreaming for service delivery and systems
  of accountability
• Making a difference