Preparing for 30 hours

1. Preparing for 30 hours Early Years Service

2. Agenda • National / local updates so far • Provider and parental survey feedback • Flexible delivery • Partnership approaches to delivery

3. What is the 30 hours? • The extended entitlement will be available from September 17 and is an extension of the current universal entitlement to 15hrs for 3 & 4 year olds • It will provide an additional 15 hours to children from working families • Eligible Parents will be offered 15 hours regardless of number of hours worked • The additional 15 hours will be available to eligible children aged 3 at the start of the term following their 3rd birthday until the child is attending Reception • Providers do not have to offer the extended entitlement • All funded providers will be part of the extended entitlement

4. Who will be eligible for the 30 hours? Families will be eligible when • both parents are working or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family(including self-employed persons) • and each parent earns • on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage (NLW). Parents do not necessarily need to actually work 16 hours a week, but rather their earnings must reflect at least 16 hours of work at NMW or NLW • and less than £100,000 per year (per individual). • Foster carers are eligible for their own children but not the children they foster • There are additional criteria for parents with substantial caring responsibilities and those temporary away from work

5. Checking Eligibility-Proposed National Process National and Local processes are currently in development • Parents will make applications directly with HMRC who will confirm they are eligible for the extended entitlement hours • Providers will validate the eligibility through a web service provided by the LA before offering a place • Providers will access funding through the LA • If family circumstances change HMRC will provide a grace period end date to assist parents whose employment circumstances change and providers to plan for loss of the funded hours

6. Preparing for 30 hours in Bradford 30 hour Project Board established • Full sector representation • Childminder Virtual Group • Task and Finish Groups • Sufficiency • Employment and Work Incentives • Funding and eligibility • Research and Communication

7. Proposed rates • 2017/18 the base rates will remain the same as 2016/17 rates • There will be a reduction in deprivation rates • All rates will be confirmed via Bradford Schools Online in March • You will be asked in March to confirm the hours you intend to offer. This will be repeated termly on the gateway so you can amend if needed

8. Statutory duty • The local authority has a Statutory Duty to secure Sufficient Early Education places for the existing universal and additional extended entitlement • Where we identify there are insufficient places to meet parental demand, we will share this information with potential providers wanting to expand or set up new childcare.

9. Results from provider survey The survey was open to all registered providers regardless as to whether they were registered as an Early Education provider in Autumn 2016

10. District responses 426 East Cluster –59

11. Responses by funded providers

12. District responses

13. East Cluster

14. District 378 responses East Cluster- 51

15. District responses East Cluster – 59

16. Results from parent survey The survey was open to parents who had children under the age of 5 year old in Autumn 2016

17. District responses 927 East Cluster 115 responses

18. District 939 responses East Cluster 117 responses

19. District 403 responses East Cluster 46 responses

20. District 403 responses East Cluster 46 responses

21. District 264 responses East Cluster 28 responses

22. District 939 responses East Cluster 117 responses

23. 94% of parents “very likely / definitely would” take up the offer

24. We asked parents how they will take up offer

26. How can the 30 hours be delivered? From September 2017 there will be greater flexibility for providers offering funding hours • maximum session length10 hours 6am -8pm • no minimum session length • a maximum of 2 sites in a single day • over more than 38 weeks of the year • outside of school terms • at weekends

27. Flexible Offer The Government want to ensure that children are able to take up their full entitlement of a funded place at times that best support their learning, and at times which fit with the needs of parents to enable them to work • Blended models of delivery • Partnership will be essential to deliver the entitlement at a local level • Not all providers will be able to offer flexible provision • Some providers may only offer the universal hours whilst others will offer both

28. Partnership- Early Implementers key messages • The single provider model has been most popular followed by when parents have chosen two providers 1 has always been the local school • Group providers need help to have sound business planning and operational delivery models based on parents needs • Providers need to have confidence that there is demand • Parents need to be kept up-dated or they find alternative care • All areas have quoted partnerships as key to successful flexible delivery Shared commitment to raise outcomes for families and children in the district

29. Partnership in Bradford • Bradford has lots of good and existing formal and informal partnerships • Early Years Briefings • School partnerships • Children Centre’s partnerships • Childminder forums • Early Years Hub • Many more

30. Partnerships continued In your groups consider the following: • Do we need further partnerships or is there something already in place? • Using the maps do you know your potential partners, could you signpost parents when needed? • Do you know your childcare market? • Do you think there are enough places or do you think there will be an issue when 30 hours is introduced?

31. Next Steps • Research your market for September 17 • Read technical statement and review your indicative budget • Confirm the entitlement hours you will be providing from September 2017- March 18 • Strengthen partnerships in your area • Look out for and book on Childcare Works training March 13th • Attend Early Years Service update session in July 17 • If need help re-configuring contact Early Years • Keep updated -30 hour page on Bradford Schools Online

32. Support and information Early Years Service Sufficiency Officers • Teresa Barrowclough - 01274 431031 • Kay Holden - 01274 435289 • Diane Lupton - 01535 618260 • E-mail sufficiency@bradford.gov.uk