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

Early Years Foundation Stage Performance 2012/13

Aspect 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 GLD

Hampshire threshold

51% 54.5% 58.5% 64% 59%

National threshold

52% 56% 59% 64% 52%

Hampshire Gap 32.6 30% 28.9% 26.7% 28.9%

National Gap 33.9% 32.7% 31.4% 30.1% 36.6%

% of children achieving 6+ points in key areas of learning (2009 – 2012) or expected or greater level (2013)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

PSED 74.9% 78.5% 80.55 84.4% 81.9%

CLL 54.9% 57.2% 60.9% 67.2% 78.4%

Impact on school attainment

Key Stage 1 Level 2 + Level 3+

Measure 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013

Speaking / Listening

92% 93% 93% 32% 32% 34%

Reading 89% 90% 92% 34% 36% 39%

Writing 86% 88% 89% 14% 15% 17%

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 directionStatutory 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

Statutory duty £m

Children’s Centres £9.4m

Sufficiency, Moderation, Outcomes,

£1.9m

Total £11.3m

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 2015/16Outcomes 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

Area Current LA 13/14 Proposed DSG

Early Years Education Support

£1.4m £0.5m

Quality Improvement Advice

£0.7m £0.418m

Settings and Children’s Centre EYFS Support

£1.281m £0.725m

Total £3.381m £1.643m

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

Early Years Position 2015/16Ongoing pressures already identified £m

2 year old places underspend 1.6

DSG carry forward ending 0.5

Sub total 2.1

Potential DSG funding

Early Years Education Support 0.5

Quality Improvement Advice 0.4

School readiness and children’s centres 0.7

Sub total 1.6

SEN

Speech and language therapy 0.4

Total 4.1