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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE SERVICE

Neighbourhood Care provides early preventative support with childminders to prevent family breakdown, offering services for children from 0-16 years with disabilities and specific needs. Our qualified carers ensure a safe environment with additional safeguards in place for families in crisis. Positive outcomes are monitored and supported, with financial assistance available based on individual circumstances. Join us in building brighter futures for families in need.

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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE SERVICE

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  1. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE SERVICE Who cares?

  2. What is Neighbourhood Care? Neighbourhood Care aims to keep families together by providing early preventative support care with childminders.

  3. Neighbourhood Care At least one years experience ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at inspection NVQ 3 Childcare qualification and part of Quality Assurance network Approved for overnight care Ofsted Childminders registered on both the Early Years register (0-8) and the voluntary part of the Childcare register (9-18) Unit 1 of The Diploma in Home Based Childcare Paediatric First Aid certificate CRB on all household members over 16 A safe and enabling environment Our carers

  4. Our carers Additional safeguards • Not statutory • Home study and assessment of all household members with approval at a multi agency panel • Enhanced CRB’s • 3 day pre approval training • Allocated key worker • Supervision and annual review

  5. Neighbourhood Care 0-16 To prevent family breakdown Multi agency referrals Mainstream and Children’s Centre grant funding Short term Family-to-Family 0-18 Children with disabilities (short breaks) Social Work referrals Funded through Carers grant 6 monthly reviews Two services

  6. Two services • Same carers • Inclusive services • Joint training

  7. Referrals • Initial assessment or Core assessment • CAF • Children in Need • Section 17(6) not Section 20(1) of The Children Act 1989

  8. Section 17(6) Family Support The services provided by a local authority in the exercise of functions conferred upon them by this section may include providing accommodation, giving assistance in kind or, in exceptional circumstances, in cash. Section 20(1) There being no person who has parental responsibility for him; His being lost or abandoned; The person who has been caring for him being prevented (whether or not permanently, and for whatever reason) from providing him with suitable accommodation and or care. Section 17 vs Section 20

  9. Placements • Family placement meeting • Plan and contract • Specialist training, risk assessment, equipment (F2F) • Flexibility

  10. Placements MAIN REASON FOR PLACEMENT 2009/10 • PARENTAL INABILITY TO COPE • DISABILITY • PARENT’S MENTAL HEALTH • CHILD PROTECTION • CHILD/PARENT CONFLICT • CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR • ILL HEALTH OF PARENT • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • HOSPITAL ADMISSION OF PARENT • IMMEDIATE RISK OF FAMILY BREAKDOWN • SUBSTANCE ABUSE

  11. Positive outcomes • Brighter Futures monitoring • Every Child Matters outcomes Case Histories • Kirsty • Omar

  12. Facts and Figures April 09 – January 10 • 384 referrals • 175 placements • 97 children currently in placement • 26 carers

  13. Facts and Figures

  14. Facts and Figures • Payments to carers £5 or £6 per hour based on level of need • £30 overnight payment 8pm to 8am • 4 full time support workers • 1.5 admin

  15. Neighbourhood Care £296000 mainstream funding £114139 Children’s Centre Grant Family-to-Family £172600 Carer’s Grant Budget £582739

  16. And finally…. “My eldest is 12 and those weekends were the first time I had relaxed since he was born…….without this I would have had my kids taken off me…..Thank you” Parent’s evaluation form June 2009 “I was angry but I’m not so much now……it was fun and there was loads of things to do” Young person’s evaluation form October 2009

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