Test Valley Local Provider Briefing

Summer Term

Agenda• Quality and Improvement

– Early Years Pupil Premium– Children Centre Cluster meetings– Workforce Development

• Vulnerable Children and Families– Additional support pathway– Integrated 2 year review

• Sufficiency– Local need

Quality ImprovementEarly Years Pupil Premium

Children Centre Cluster meetings

Workforce Development

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

• Over 1000 EYPP forms have been received

• EYPP funding payments will be made over during the second half of the summer term

• New children and parents with changing circumstances

• Moving forward – ‘Self Service’ system

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

PURPOSETo improve the learning, development and outcomes of

our most needy children.

•Additional funding for qualifying parents to apply for.•To improve the quality of the provision their child attends.

WHY? - research shows that children who claimed ‘free school meals’ did less well than those who did not.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Need to support your parents to apply.

SfYC website has the process details, an example letter and a poster you can download and use.

Foundation Years website has a Guidance for Providers.

EYPP eligible children in Hampshire = 2,349

This means at least £676,000 is available to claim (Government data)

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)Need to ensure money is spent to improve outcomes for children and EYPP children are making better progress•Data analysis - to identify aspects of children’s development that is delayed/needs improving•Observation, assessment and planning – to be clearly link to identified developments needed•Tracking progress - to show children’s developments are rapidly improving and they are no longer at risk of delay

– Expected progress is making 6 months developmental progress in 6 calendar months.

– Better than expected progress will be making 8 months or more developmental progress in 6 calendar months.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

ActivityHow do you analyse your children’s tracking

progress data?•Do you know individual children’s strengths and areas for development and if they are age appropriate?•Do you know which areas of learning are needing additional attention or which groups of children are making good/poor progress?

Discuss in small groups how this will help you identify how to spend your EYPP money.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)Needs to be spent on interventions known to make a difference, as proven by research•CPD - training•Buying in expertise•Speech and language development•Improving children’s self-regulation, resilience, health and well-being•Improving parental engagement and the home learning environment

Ofsted to judge the impact of EYPP on child’s progress

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Need to work together – embracing sector led development and improvement

•Pooling money, teaming up•Utilising sector expertise - teaching schools, Children’s Centres, local schools/settings, Centres of Excellence, Leading Foundation Stage Practitioners•Working with local community on identified needs – Children’s Centre Cluster Meetings

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)Discussion time

In small groups, use the SfYC ‘Considerations…’ sheet to focus

discussions on what you will do next

•What other data/information would be helpful to help decide on areas for development? •How can settings work together?•How will you encourage parents to self declare?

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) For Children in Care (CiC)

• CiC are also know as Children Looked After (CLA) and Looked After Children (LAC) – 3 and 4 years olds who are eligible for EYE funding are also

entitled to EYPP if they have spent 1 day in care during the term

• Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) for more detail will be published through the Blog and the SfYC and Virtual School websites

• Interim arrangements are in place, which will be revised following discussion with other local authorities

Children Centre Cluster Meetings

• Wednesday 24 June 16.00 – 17.30 Spring Meadow Children’s Centre

Andover

• Thursday 25 June 16.00 – 17.30 Little Oaks Children’s Centre Romsey

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Support has been provided to help identify possible areas for intervention and what you

might/could do…

Case studies

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/category/eypp/

Early Years Toolkit

http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/early-years

TransitionsIn order to ensure continuity in learning and development for all children…

Hampshire expects: 

All settings to pass on the following information during any transition to a new setting:•which age/stage band fits each child in the 7 areas of learning and development•the unique interests, motivations and Characteristics of Effective Learning for each child

•additional information for children where there are any particular

concerns or vulnerabilities.•Don’t forget to follow data protection requirements and involve parents in any information share.

Quality Improvement Training Programmeby Kirsty Stickley and

Kay Watling

2015/16 Quality Improvement Training programme

• Very positive response to training subscription scheme• Summer term courses running with at least minimum

numbers and many are fully booked• Autumn term course bookings increasing and many

Spring 2016 courses already have minimum numbers• Don’t forget to apply for your 4 e-learning options• Leadership Makeover programme – additional option! • Don’t forget the How to be Brilliant at …….. as

alternative options for leaders and managers

• A ‘new look’ Professional Options booklet will be available on the SfYC website shortly

• New EYPP ½ day workshops are being developed to help you address Early Years Pupil Premium funding and will be available through Professional Options from September 2015

- Data analysis- Home learning environment- Working with parents/carers

- Developing children’s resilience- Supporting speech and language

- Supporting children’s physical development

Quality Improvement Training Programme:

2015/16 SFYC Professional Options

Quality Improvement Training Programme:

Useful SfYC address to find training and how to book

• http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childcare/providers/childcaretraining

• Email: sfyc.hq.bookings@hants.gov.uk for all e-learning licence applications

Vulnerable Children and Families

• Additional Support Flowchart

• Integrated 2 year old review

Vulnerable Children and Families: Additional Support

Flowchart for Early Years Providers

Vulnerable Children and Families: Additional Support Flowchart• Provides an overview on how to request additional support

dependent on the level of needs of the child.

• To be used alongside the Hampshire Safeguarding Children’s Board and Children’s Trust Thresholds Chart http://documents.hants.gov.uk/childrens-services/CTThresholdChart1414.pdf

• Electronic copy of the flowchart for each district available at http://www3.hants.gov.uk/childrens-services/childcare/providers/inclusion.htm

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Vulnerable Children and Families Integrated Two Year

Review

Integrated Two Year Review: Background • Government commitment in 2011 to 'explore options for a

single integrated review from 2015’.

• Progress on pathfinder areas was published in Nov 2014.

• A Hampshire steering group has been developing a county approach informed by national & regional findings.

• Approach piloted in Gosport building on work already taking place.

• Rollout will take place from the Autumn Term. Further information will be provided via Birth to Three Network Meetings

Integrated Two Year Review:Key approach • Personal Child Health Record (PCHR), (‘red book’) will be

the main means of communicating the outcomes from the two separate two year checks.

• Birth to Three Network meetings will be the primary engagement method for EY providers and Health Visitors

• Early Years providers (with parent permission) will be able to book face to face appointments with health visitors to discuss individual children.

• Health visiting duty line will be available to discuss any concerns or clarify issues.

Integrated Two Year Review:Emerging findings from pilot• Providers are now asking to see and discuss the Health

Visiting review (ASQ-3) with parents to identify children’s starting points and needs.

• 100% of parents have shared the ASQ-3 with providers

• Increase in the number of phone calls to the duty health visitor regarding following a 2 year old EY progress review.

• Improvements in joint working between Early Years Providers and Health Visitors as a result of shared understanding of the separate 2 year reviews.

Safeguarding • Recent OFSTED inspections outcomes and Serious Case

Reviews have identified areas of development for Early Years Providers

• The Child E Serious Case Review will be published shortly and will include the following recommendation:

‘Early years providers in Hampshire should be asked to review both the supervision and support arrangements for managers

and the safeguarding expertise of those with ultimate responsibility for practice standards within the setting’

Safeguarding • Recent OFSTED inspection outcomes have shown a significant increase

in the number of safeguarding actions being raised by OFSTEDData / Impact Date

Quarter 1: 74 (settings inspected). 4 have safeguarding actions (5.4%). Ratio of 1 SG action for every 19 OFSTED Insp.

Quarter 2: 75 (settings inspected). 3 have safeguarding actions (4%). Ratio of 1 SG action for every 25 OFSTED Insp.

Quarter 3: 109 (settings inspected). 4 have safeguarding actions (2.1%). Ratio of 1 SG action for every 27 OFSTED Insp.

Quarter 4: 129 (settings inspected). 17 have safeguarding actions (13.2%). Ratio of 1 SG action for every 7 OFSTED Insp.

 April – June2014

July – Sept 2014

Oct – Dec 2014

Jan – April 2015

SafeguardingThemes from quarter 4:

The OFSTED inspection actions can be grouped into 6 main categories:

•Suitability and paper evidence to show checks have been completed (6 actions)

•Having a policy and procedures and ensuring all staff understand it (including use of phones and cameras and evidencing that staff have been trained) (8 actions)

•Having suitable first aid (3 action – all CMs)

•Security of premises (1 action)

•Ensuring children have awareness of keeping themselves safe (1 action - OOS)

•Follow established procedure without delay (1)

SafeguardingSupport already available:

•Safeguarding training, available to all of Hampshire’s EY Providers; which is delivered by national experts in the field (includes a focus on supervision during day 2 of the training)

•Lead Practitioner (Safeguarding) Support Groups: a peer support and good practice sharing group for EY Providers’ safeguarding leads

•Regular information sharing and promotions of best safeguarding practice through the SfYC blog, website, Provider’s Briefings and Lead Practitioner (Safeguarding) Support Groups

•Individual setting/provider support and challenge to EY Providers

•The commissioning of specialist organisations to provide support for child-minders

•Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) have developed a briefing session that was delivered at the Lead Practitioner (Safeguarding) Support Groups

•Promotion of the Hampshire Local Safeguarding Board’s workforce development opportunities

Safeguarding

Further support is being developed:

•A safeguarding audit for EY Providers to use to self-evaluate their practice

•Closer liaison with the Children’s Services Social Care Central Referral Team (CRT), Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and Children in Need (CiN) Teams, including plans for the CRT/MASH Team Leaders to deliver the Autumn round of Lead Practitioner (Safeguarding) Support Groups.

•Half Termly visits to PVI EY Providers by the SfYC Inclusion Team to support with the tracking and educational achievement of Children in Care (CiC) who are looked after by Hampshire

•The monitoring of OFSTED outcomes, SfYC support requests and CRT/MASH contacts to identify EY Providers’ safeguarding information/practice support needs

•Further information will follow through the Lead Practitioner (Safeguarding) Support Groups and the SfYC blog and website

Childcare SufficiencyLocal Need

Childcare Development Business Officer

Childcare Sufficiency

• According to Hampshire’s Small Area Population Forecast there are a total of 6815, 0-4 year olds in 2013 and 7536 in 2020. This indicates a rise of 721 children within this age range over the next seven years and an increase of this population by 4%. This in turn will have an impact on childcare and school places in the district which is outlined in the School Places Framework 2012 – 2016 where a potential shortfall of places is predicted.

Childcare SufficiencyWithin the borough of Test Valley, major housing growth is taking place at the following locations:

2,500 dwellings at East Anton, Andover (known as Augusta Park)1,200 dwellings at Picket Twenty, Andover530 dwellings at Picket Piece, Andover150 dwellings at Harewood Farm, Andover800 dwellings at Abbotswood, Romsey350 dwellings at Fenn Meadow, Nursling1300 dwellings at Whitenap 300 dwellings at Hoe Lane, Romsey

Quality of Provision Type of settings

Outstanding Good Requires Improvement

Inadequate

EYE Providers

12 35 6 0

EYE Childminders

6 49 8 0

Other Childminders

24 30 16 1

Independent Schools (Nursery Provision)

1 3 0 0

Holiday – After school provision

0 7 8 0

Childrens Centres

0 1 0 0