Early Intervention and Prevention Service (EIP)

1. Early Intervention and Prevention Service (EIP) Children’s Scrutiny Update

2. Focus this year • Restructure of whole service • Merged model for Children’s Centres completed • Integrating Children’s Centres into EIP Service • Recognised as an example of good practice – Ofsted and C4EO • Shared outcomes framework completed with partners • EIP Strategy completed and received well • Service reviews of Education Welfare Service and LA nurseries • Reviewing and making good the numerous contracts and SLA’s in this service area • Re-locating and co-locating the staff teams to encourage collaboration

3. Core EIP Service • Family Support 475 open cases across the four teams • CAF implementation support/training • Education Welfare Service 723 children supported by this service • Children missing from Education • Brief Intervention Therapy • Funded Day-care Panel 83 children this year have been supported to access day care as part of a CIN/CP plan • LA Nurseries • Children’s Centres • Locality teams (a range of professionals providing a coordinated response to families) • Duty service daily with RIAT to offer a “triage” model at the front door which has reduced the number of NFA reports

4. Additional Services developed • Family Group Conferences • Evidence based parenting programmes • School and Family Support Partnership • Strengthening Families – intensive parenting support for the most vulnerable families • Safe and Healthy Family Relationships – with Probation and SIDAS 12 families ..... 18 children in the first programme • In Focus – with DAAT and Me2 Project • Skills and Work support • Housing support City West and now Salix

5. Shared Outcomes Framework The number of families living in poverty falls Families are economically prosperous Families are able to manage and care for themselves Children are participating and achieving Families are healthy and developing well Families have a safe and stable living environment National Indicators: e.g. Numbers of children in workless households Local Indicators: e.g. Numbers of workless lone parent families in Little Hulton Family level indicators: e.g. Numbers of families engaged with EIP Service demonstrating progression towards training or employment

6. What has gone well? • Most improved secondary school attendance in the North West • Family Group Conferencing (FGC) – 26 conferences in the last 6 months. Excellent results. Now trained 15 FGC Co-ordinators in Salford, including staff from partner services. Shared training cost. • Two very positive Children’s Centre inspections – St Paul’s Heathside and Belvedere & Langworthy. Good with outstanding areas • Pre-birth assessments starting earlier. Working with RIAT/Midwifery • Parenting courses – roll out across the City, plus evening groups started for working parents. 275 parents completed a course this year... A rise from 10 parents the previous year. This includes 119 BME families and programme to started in January with the Manchester Jewish Federation

7. What has gone well? (continued) • Strengthened partnership work with CIN/CP team • Shared agreement with CP/CIN/LAC teams around ensuring consistent use of Children’s Centres for family assessments and contacts • Extended locality teams to include Skills and Work, Salix Homes, City West – impacting on poverty and sustainable tenancies • CAF Training, plus development of distance –travelled CAF Scoring Tool • School and Family Support Partnership – started pilot with 6 primary schools. Three more schools will started to receive support in January 2012.

8. Even better if.... • We get data and reporting systems smart and fit for purpose. Big focus for next 6 months. • We generate income as well as reducing spend • We start to embed outcomes for children and families • Fewer re-referrals to RIAT • Reduce numbers of children on a plan because they are safely managed at TAC

9. EIP Service Business Plan Update Quarter 3 (Oct – Dec 2011) 6 (21%) actions completed to date Includes roll out of public health initiatives in children’s centres, C4EO good practice publication, safeguarding staff training audit, Family Group Conferencing delivery and training of new co-ordinators. 15 (54%) on target – progressing well for completion by March 2012. Actions are > 80% complete Includes expansion of the Family Support service, integration of locality teams with housing and Skills & Work. 6 (21%) require further development in quarter 4. Actions are between 45-65% complete. Includes delivery of the Safe and Healthy Family Relationships Project (Jan 2012), streamlining midwifery services across Children’s Centre clusters. 15 (54%) on target – progressing well for completion by March 2012. Actions are > 80% complete Includes expansion of the Family Support service, integration of locality teams with housing and Skills & Work.