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Early Years Offer Consultation. Why do we need to consult?. £ 70 million reduction across all services by 2014.
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Why do we need to consult? • £70 million reduction across all services by 2014. • £2.3m reduction from Children’s Centres was approved to proceed by Cabinet in December 2012 against budget of £7.5m. (30% reduction). This was finalised in February 2013. • We must find new ways to deliver Early Years Services and this is likely to be a significant change. • Children’s Centres statutory guidance (April 2013) states Local Authorities must consult before any significant changes and explain how we will continue to meet need. • To allow adequate opportunity and time to respond an online and paper based questionnaire, and these face to face meetings were organised.
Consultation • All the responses received by the closing date Tuesday 27th August 2013 will be collated and analysed to inform a final report. • Select Committee • The final report and recommendations will go to WCC Cabinet members in September 2013. • Cabinet decides which proposal will be taken forward and these decisions will be implemented by April 2014. • Individuals completing the consultation will not be identified in the report.
Sharing Your views • Complete questionnaire online www.warwickshire.gov.uk/consultation • By emailing your views to childrenscentres@warwickshire.gov.uk • By posting a questionnaire to Early Years Offer Consultation Warwickshire County Council Saltisford Office Park Ansell way Warwick CV34 4UL • By attending a public consultation event
Group and collaboration model • Group – one governance, single inspection, single inspection report • Collaboration – different governance, single inspection, separate reports
Three options for Children’s centres • Option 1 – Early Years offer provided through groups and collaborations of children’s Centres. No Children’s Centres would close under this proposal. • Option 2 – Early Years Offer provided through groups and collaborations of children’s centres. Six children’s Centres would close or cease to provide the offer under this proposal • Option 3 – Early Years offer provided through 33 single centres. Six children’s centres would close or cease to provide the offer under this proposal. • Option 1is the current preferred option but this may change as a result of public consultation.
How these proposals will affect Kenilworth? • Option 1 – Group or Collaboration. We are proposing a collaboration model for the two Children’s Centres in Kenilworth • Option 2 – none of the proposed closures in option 2 affect Kenilworth, so still collaboration as described in Option 1 • Option 3 – none of the proposed closures affect Kenilworth so under this proposal both would operate as single centres
How these changes will affect Rugby? • Option 1 – A group model commissioned to include Claremont, Boughton Leigh, Newbold, Oakfield, Hillmorton and Cawston, Dunchurch and Wolston • Option 2 – Proposed closure of Dunchurch Children’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Remaining run as a group. • Option 3 – Same proposed closure as above but remaining centres all run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Warwick? • Option 1 – a group or collaboration model is proposed to include Warwick Children’s Centre and Nursery School and Westgate & Newburgh Children’s Centre • Option 2 - as no closures proposed for Warwick group or collaboration as in Option 1. • Option 3 – as no proposed closure for Warwick both centres continue to run as single centres
How these changes will affect South Warwickshire? • Option 1 – a group model is proposed to include Badger Valley, Wellies (Wellesbourne), Lighthorne Heath. Southam Children’s Centre to be commissioned as a single centre but expected to work in collaboration with the 3 other centres. • Option 2 – Proposed closure of WellesbourneChildren’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Remaining centres run as a group but expected to work as a collaboration with Southam. • Option 3 - Same proposed closure as above but remaining centres all run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect South West Warwickshire? • Option 1 – a group model is proposed to include Alcester, Studley, Stratford & Clopton Children’s Centres • Option 2 – Proposed closure of CloptonChildren’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Remaining run as a group. • Option 3 - Same proposed closure as above but remaining centres all run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Leamington? • Option 1 – a group model is proposed to include Lillington, Kingsway, Whitnash, Sydenham & Milverton • Option 2 – Proposed closure of MilvertonChildren’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Remaining run as a group. • Option 3 - Same proposed closure as above but remaining centres all run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Bedworth? • 2 areas - Bedworth 1 & 2 working together collaboratively • Bedworth 1 • Option 1 – a collaboration model is proposed to include St Michael’s and Bulkington Children’s Centres. • Option 2 – as no proposed closure for Bedworth 1, this is the same as Option 1 . • Option 3 – as no proposed closure for Bedworth 1 both run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Bedworth? • Bedworth 2 • Option 1 – a group model is proposed to include Bedworth Heath & Rainbow Children’s Centres under the governance of Bedworth Heath Children’s Centre and Nursery School. • Option 2 – as no proposed closure for Bedworth 2, this is the same as Option 1 . • Option 3 – as no proposed closure for Bedworth 2 both run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Nuneaton? • 2 areas - Nuneaton 1 & 2 • Nuneaton 1 • Option 1 – a group model is proposed to include Riversley Park, Abbey & Ladybrook Children’s Centre • Option 2 – as no proposed closure for Nuneaton 1, this is the same as Option 1 . • Option 3 – as no proposed closure for Nuneaton 1 all run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect Nuneaton? • Nuneaton 2 • Option 1 – a collaboration model is proposed to include Camp Hill, Stockingford and Park Lane. • Option 2 – . Proposed closure of Park Lane Children’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Park Lane to focus on delivery of childcare only under this option. Remaining run as a collaboration. • Option 3 – Proposed closure of Park Lane Children’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Park Lane to focus on delivery of childcare only under this option. Remaining run as separate Children’s Centres
How these changes will affect North Warwickshire? • Option 1 – A group model commissioned consisting of Mancetter, Kingsbury, Polesworth and Coleshill that we will expect to work collaboratively with Atherstone NS and CC as a single centre. • Option 2 – . Proposed closure of ColeshillChildren’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Coleshill to focus on delivery of childcare only under this option. Remaining run as above. • Option 3 – Proposed closure of Coleshill Children’s Centre as one of 6 closures. Coleshill to focus on delivery of childcare only under this option. Remaining run as separate Children’s Centres
Why we are proposing this model • It will have single or aligned management • A consistent and coordinated offer of services across a wider area • The opportunity to flexibly use resources, particularly specialist staff across the group or collaboration • Provide opportunities for centres to specialise. • Greater efficiency • Reduced Ofsted burden and related paperwork. • Opportunities for greater targeting
What does it mean for your centre? The proposed offer is to continue to provide the following across Warwickshire Children’s Centreswith a more targeted approach across a group or collaboration. ● Groups for children (eg. stay and play, chatter matters)● Groups for parents (eg. adult learning, job clubs, family learning)● Family Support (eg support with finance, housing, emotional issues)● Parenting support (eg. Triple P groups)● Child and family health advice and services (eg. breastfeeding support, health visitor clinic sessions, Family nosh, Toddler nosh, stopping smoking)● Support groups for families (eg with children with an additional need or disability)● Information, advice and signposting on family issues● Nursery education
FormulaFunding DeliveryOutcomes • School ready • Completion of 2 year olds Health Check • Take up of 2 year offer to those eligible • Increase breastfeeding • Reduction of childhood obesity • Improving education, skills and training • Support people back into work • Reduction in families claiming benefit • Smoking cessation • Services to be provided will include: • Early Learning • Family Support • Child and Family Health services • Parenting Support • Support for Speech and Language • Adult and Community Learning • Specific groups that meet local need e.g. children with disabilities Currently £7.5m • 0-5 population • Weighted funding • Family Income • Levels of employment • Health Deprivation and disability prevalence • Levels of Education Skills and Training • Barriers to Housing and Services – Rural factor • Crime £2.3m Reducing by £2.3m
Sharing Your views • Complete questionnaire online www.warwickshire.gov.uk/consultation • By emailing your views to childrenscentres@warwickshire.gov.uk • By posting a questionnaire to Early Years Offer Consultation Warwickshire County Council Saltisford Office Park Ansell way Warwick CV34 4UL • By attending a public consultation event