Providing the public with access to Providing the public with access to information about their local pre-information about their local pre-school service by standardising school service by standardising how the information is collected how the information is collected

and reported.and reported.

Pre-School Standardisation Pre-School Standardisation ProjectProject

Caroline CullenCaroline CullenChildren, Youth and Families Directorate,Children, Youth and Families Directorate,

Office of the CEO, HSEOffice of the CEO, HSE

Pre-School Standardisation Pre-School Standardisation ProjectProject

Why we are Why we are carrying out this carrying out this project?project?

What do we want What do we want to achieve?to achieve?

How are we going How are we going about it?about it?

Why we are carrying out this Why we are carrying out this project?project?

Need for transparent informationNeed for transparent information Lack of standardisationLack of standardisation Whole system approachWhole system approach Improve qualityImprove quality

What do we want to What do we want to achieve?achieve?

Objectives:Objectives:

11 To provide a Standardised Inspection To provide a Standardised Inspection ReportReport

22 To standardise the Business ProcessTo standardise the Business Process

How are we going about it?How are we going about it?

Project Team established June 2006 Project Team established June 2006 Sub-project groups: Sub-project groups:

A. Standardisation of Inspection Tool and A. Standardisation of Inspection Tool and Inspection Report Inspection Report

B. Complaints Procedures B. Complaints Procedures

C. Advisory Guidelines.C. Advisory Guidelines.

Reference GroupReference Group AdvisorsAdvisors

How are we going about it?How are we going about it?Principles:Principles: to support Pre-School Inspectors by providing to support Pre-School Inspectors by providing

useful and effective tools that respect their useful and effective tools that respect their professional judgement;professional judgement;

to enable the inspection process to become to enable the inspection process to become more transparent and informative to the public;more transparent and informative to the public;

to enhance the quality of the pre-school service to enhance the quality of the pre-school service to facilitate parents to make informed to facilitate parents to make informed judgements about their children’s care;judgements about their children’s care;

to ensure children have access to the highest to ensure children have access to the highest quality pre-school service available.quality pre-school service available.

How are we going about it?How are we going about it?Communication StrategyCommunication StrategyKey Audiences:Key Audiences:

1. HSE Corporate/Office of the CEO 1. HSE Corporate/Office of the CEO 2. HSE National Steering Group 2. HSE National Steering Group 3. Project Team3. Project Team4. Inspectors Forum 4. Inspectors Forum 5. Inspectors5. Inspectors / / Reference Group Reference Group6. Inspectors’ Line Managers6. Inspectors’ Line Managers7. HSE Internal Supports7. HSE Internal Supports8. Providers representative orgs and CC Comms.8. Providers representative orgs and CC Comms.

How are we going about it?How are we going about it?

Communication StrategyCommunication StrategyKey Audiences (cont.):Key Audiences (cont.):

9. 9. DOHC/ OMC DOHC/ OMC 10. Freedom of Information Office10. Freedom of Information Office11. Social Services Inspectorate 11. Social Services Inspectorate 12. National Parents Council12. National Parents Council13. Legal Representative 13. Legal Representative 14. Ombudsman for Children14. Ombudsman for Children15. Consumer Association of Ireland15. Consumer Association of Ireland16. General Public16. General Public