Early Years Provider Networks Autumn 2019 Welcome Agenda - - PDF document

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Early Years Provider Networks

Autumn 2019 Welcome

Agenda

• Welcome and introductions
• Hungry Little Minds
• Ofsted
• Early Years Entitlements
• Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
• Better Start
• Funding Payment Interface
• Training
• SEND/EY Inclusion

Presentation title

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Government focus on Home Learning Environment

‘By 2028, the percentage of children who do not achieve at least expected levels across all goals in the ‘communication & language’ and ‘literacy’ areas of learning at the end of reception year (EYFSP) is reduced by half” Damian Hinds, Secretary of State

We need your help to do this!

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New National Campaign: Hungry Little Minds

• Aims to be a society-wide effort to improve the early literacy

and language skills in the early years

• Launched with ideas to support children's learning at home, or

as part of everyday activities, e.g. on the bus or out shopping.

• Aims to tackle the barriers some parents face in supporting

their child’s learning at home, including time, confidence and ideas of things to do

• Website includes video tips, advice and games
• Bringing together a coalition of businesses and organisations,

including the LEGO Group, Penguin Random House, The Premiership, Arriva and the Greggs Foundation.

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• BBC has worked with the Royal College of Speech and

Language Therapists on a language and literacy campaign- Tiny Happy People.

• Aiming to help reduce the language gap in children below 5 in

the UK

• At the heart of the plan is a simple behaviour change – getting

parents to talk to their children from a very early age.

• Activities, videos, tips and advice, science and facts
• The first year of the campaign will focus on pregnancy to 12

months and the following four years will take each subsequent year of the child’s life

14/01/2020 4 Local Home Learning Environment Resources Language for Life ‘Talking Together’

• Updated to have 7 key messages
• Updated some content based on research
• Updated logos
• The content is already available for free on the

Language for Life website- going forward anyone can download the leaflets too. https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ language-for-life

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Update on referring in to Children’s Centres

Menu of Interventions –language focus Home Learning Environment Including: Little Talkers Elklan Let’s Talk With Under 5’s Home Talk

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Referring in to Home Talk- extended to more children

For children aged 2-2.5 years with delayed spoken language

• At 2 years- less than 30 single words
• By 2.5 years- less than 50 single words and not linking 2

words

• 6 fun, interactive sessions at home. Ideas and strategies

through play and everyday activities!

• A 3 month review
• Anyone can refer!! This is particularly important for

those children who are not taken to a 2 year check.

Language for Life

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Early Years Childcare Entitlements

Did you know that there are15 different streams of funding or tax saving schemes that can help towards the cost of childcare.

Help with Childcare Costs

• 2 year old entitlement
• 15 hrs 3 and 4 year old

entitlement

• 30 hrs 3 and 4 year old

entitlement

• Disability Access Fund
• Inclusion Support Fund
• Deprivation Fund
• Early Years Pupil

Premium

• Tax Free Childcare
• Tax Credits Childcare
• Universal Credit
• Employer Childcare

Vouchers

• Employer Subsidies
• Care to Learn
• Discretionary Learner

Support Fund

• Childcare Grant

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How do you promote the entitlements to your families? Signposting Websites

www.childcarechoices.gov.uk www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/early-years-and- childcare/help-with-childcare www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk (search- Help with paying for childcare) www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/support-while-you- study

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Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2019

The Local Authority Duty:

• Secure sufficient provision for 3 and 4 year olds

accessing Universal Entitlement

• Secure sufficient provision for eligible 2 year
• lds accessing funded places
• Secure a further 15 hours of provision for

eligible working parents

• Produce an Annual Sufficiency Audit

The Sufficiency Audit - Methodology

• 704 local providers (88.5%) Self Update returns

from the sector

• Headcount (100%) returns from the sector
• 694 Parent responses
• Families Information Service data
• District Sufficiency Meetings feedback

All information in the Assessment should be read as a snapshot in time (June 2019) and with acknowledgment that the position in each district and area may change from term to term.

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Supply of Childcare

• 1,138 providers (Schools, Day Nurseries, Pre-

Schools, Childminders) registered (Ofsted) to deliver Childcare and Early Education across Nottinghamshire.

• 95.5% of provision is Good or Outstanding
• 813 providers are delivering funded places

(Summer 2019) (increase of 30 from last year)

• There are almost 82,000 places (15 hours)

being delivered across the County

Two Year Olds

• On average, 30% of the population of all 2 year
• lds are considered to be eligible for a funded

place

• Data from summer 2019, identified that the

average take up over three terms is 75.7% and a total of 3,441 eligible 2 year old children accessed their 15 hour place

• 163 children accessed their 2 year entitlement in

(16) schools

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Three and Four Year Olds

• In the last academic year 102% of 3 year olds

and 95% of 4 year olds accessed their entitlement in a Nottinghamshire Setting

• Since summer 2018, there has been a 4%

reduction in those accessing their funded hours in a Pre-school or school. (vs Childminder or Nursery)

Extended Provision

71% of families accessing their extended entitlement of 30 hours Childcare and Early Education do so in PVI Families accessing this entitlement has increased by 12% Summer 2018 to Summer 2019 (over 7,200 applicants) The number of providers delivering out of school care has risen from 298 to 494

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Parent Responses

• 78% said that their provision was easily accessible

from where they live.

• 71% said that their provision was open at suitable

times and 60% of respondents agreed that they could use their funded hours at suitable times

• 62% of respondents agreed that settings were

flexible

• 55% of respondents said they wanted provision to

be open later or earlier

What do Parents and Carers Say?

Parent Responses

• 92% of parents said they were satisfied or very

satisfied with the quality of provision their children received

• 75% of respondents paid for some form of care,

but less than 40% of them were happy with the amount they had to pay (Paid for childcare places have risen on average 14% in the last year)

• For the third year, Grandparents are the most

frequently used childcare option

What do Parents and Carers Say?

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Summary

Population projections indicate that the birth rate is also dropping and by 2022, there will be about 1,400 less children needing an Early Education place

9,557 9,363 9,247 9,071 8,991 8,216 7,500 8,000 8,500 9,000 9,500 10,000 B 2012 B 2013 B 2014 B 2015 B 2016 B 2017

Numbers of children by birth year living in Nottinghamshire

There are 8.6% fewer children in the 0-1 age group than last year.

(ONS Mid year 2019)

Summary

• There are over 2,500 surplus 15 hour places (for

2,3 and 4 year olds) reported across the County

• There are only 2 areas where demand
• utweighs supply (*Colwick / Netherfield, and

Bellamy in Mansfield)

• The continued rise of families accessing

extended entitlements appears to have had a impact on the need for wrap around and holiday care

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Next Steps

• Address areas where take up of 2 year old funded

places is less than average (Golden Ticket, targeted work

with Children’s Centres)

• Address 2 areas* working with schools and

childminders

• Consider the need for increased places for out of

school care

• Work with schools to increase awareness of Early

Education in PVI settings and to prevent the over supply of places

Thoughts, Comments and Questions?

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We’re now reporting on… Better Start Outcomes

(countywide by age group and rank of lowest % achieving ‘expected’ and ‘exceeding’ outcomes)

Whole county - Summer 2019 Count of Stud id Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Aspect Name expected + exceeding expected + exceeding expected + exceeding 11 BET: Numbers 34% 11 BET: Numbers 74% 11 BET: Numbers 84% 12 BET: Shape Space and Measures 34% 12 BET: Shape Space and Measures 74% 12 BET: Shape Space and Measures 85% 06 BET: Speaking 43% 13 BET: People and Communities 78% 14 BET: The World 86% 08 BET: Health and Self Care 47% 06 BET: Speaking 79% 09 BET: Reading 87% 13 BET: People and Communities 48% 14 BET: The World 79% 06 BET: Speaking 87% 03 BET: Managing Feel and Behaviour 48% 03 BET: Managing Feel and Behaviour 80% 03 BET: Managing Feel and Behaviour 88% 09 BET: Reading 51% 09 BET: Reading 81% 13 BET: People and Communities 88% 10 BET: Writing 52% 10 BET: Writing 83% 17 BET: Being Imaginative 89% 14 BET: The World 54% 08 BET: Health and Self Care 83% 10 BET: Writing 89% 05 BET: Understanding 56% 05 BET: Understanding 83% 16 BET: Exploring + Using Media + Materials 89% 17 BET: Being Imaginative 57% 01 BET: Making Relationships 84% 05 BET: Understanding 90% 15 BET: Technology 59% 04 BET: Listening and Attention 84% 01 BET: Making Relationships 90% 01 BET: Making Relationships 61% 15 BET: Technology 85% 04 BET: Listening and Attention 90% 04 BET: Listening and Attention 62% 17 BET: Being Imaginative 85% 15 BET: Technology 91% 07 BET: Moving and Handling 63% 07 BET: Moving and Handling 87% 08 BET: Health and Self Care 92% 16 BET: Exploring + Using Media + Materials 64% 16 BET: Exploring + Using Media + Materials 88% 02 BET: Self Confidence and Awareness 92% 02 BET: Self Confidence and Awareness 70% 02 BET: Self Confidence and Awareness 90% 07 BET: Moving and Handling 94%

But, not all providers are completing their returns. The data will be more robust if we receive more returns.

Better Start Task reminders..

We need you enter the ages and stages data for the children on your list (find this in Headcount Menu > Payment History) 1) Choose children:

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Better Start Task reminders..

We need you enter the ages and stages data for the children on your list 2) Enter data under each aspect heading using pull down menus

Better Start reporting (reminder)

• They enable you to track children’s progress
• The reporting instructions are on our webpage and are issued each time

we set a task or a reminder to complete the return.

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Report Run on 04/04/2019

Support to complete the task

• r run reports
• Written instructions (on web page and link in

portal messages)

• Your Quality and Attainment teacher/advisor can

support during a planned visit to the setting.

• Telephone appointment with Technical Specialists

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Payment interface

• NCC identified Early Years payments as suitable

for creation of new payment interface due to high volumes and frequency, namely 600+ payments processed each month

• More automated and less time consuming for ECS

team – no manual coding or authorising involved

• More efficient process for providers - ensures we

pay you on time by published dates after task closures.

Payment interface

• Because of the strict business process of

payment and file creation, submission and audit, it means that we cannot accommodate ‘ad hoc’ payments in between set payment runs.

• As ever, we rely on providers submitting returns
• n time and for them to understand the process.
• ‘How do we calculate the monthly payments?’

flowchart is issued each term via portal message.

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Reminder of process

tasks per term create up to payments per term

3 5

Task 1

Payment 1 (30%) Payment 2 (30%)

Task 2

Payment 2 (60%) Payment 3 (20%) Payment 4 (20%)

Task 3

(amendment)

Payment 5: Remaining funding after amendment task including inclusion funding balance

Funding Statement issued after each payment

• r

Notice any difference?

• Most providers will not notice any difference to their

payments

• Nursery chains using a single bank account, will get a

large payment for all of their nurseries (because all the payments are added together if they go on the same day)

• View statements to determine what funding has gone to

each setting.

• Or, set up a bank account for each setting to receive

separate remittance advices

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Tea break

Time to network

Training/networks

TADO webpage

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/c are/early-years-and- childcare/childcare-providers/early- years-training

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Inclusion Funding

Nottinghamshire Early Years provider web page

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/early-years-and- childcare/childcare-providers/free-childcare-providers- information

Enhanced Staffing Support. Disability Access Fund (D.A.F) Transition Grant SEND premium Access to equipment to meet the needs of children with physical disabilities. Manual handling package – as required. Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) support.

Inclusion Funding

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Medical needs training MAPPA type training and advice. Autism spectrum friendly setting training. Training on consistent approaches to supporting children who have behaviours or sensory needs as part of their additional needs. Mental health | well-being first aid. Hearing Impaired / Visually Impaired training.

Inclusion Funding Early Identification Toolkit

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Small Steps Pathway

www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk

Ofsted Inspections

• A “learning walk” with the inspector
• Cultural capital
• Consultation - EYFS

Presentation title

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Purpose of the Learning Walk

• The learning walk is an opportunity for you

to explain what it is like for a child in your setting.

• For childminders this can be a

conversation with the inspector throughout the day.

• Be clear about the 3 I’s during your

learning walk.

3 I’s

Intent

• What do you want the children to learn

Implementation

• How will you help them progress in the 7 areas of

learning

Impact

• How do you know what you have done has helped

the child to learn

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Cultural Capital

• Cultural capital is children having

experiences that they wouldn’t usually have.

• Find new things for children to look at and

be amazed by. Describe them using words they might not have heard of.

EYFS Consultation

• DFE launched a consultation seeking

views on changes to the statutory framework for the EYFS on 24.10.19

• This includes proposed changes to the

educational programmes, the early learning goals and the EYFS profile assessment.

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EYFS Consultation

• https://foundationyears.org.uk/2019/10/eyf

sreforms/

• To be part of the consultation go to the link

and have your say.

• Open until 31st January 2020

Future networks

Ideas from the floor