Delivering the 30 hours in

partnership with other

providers Forming effective partnership models

Sarah Read

Early Years Manager, Action for Children

Partnerships

• A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organisations, schools, governments or combinations.

Ofsted

Building local early years partnerships is essential:

• Nursery World Business Summit November 2016

• Teaching and play in the early years: a balancing act? Ofsted July 2015

• Common Inspection Framework 2015 - quality of teaching, learning and assessment

Entitlements

Parents: • Can access 570 or 1140 hours over the year • Can access flexibly • Between the hours of 6am and 8pm • Parents look to their locality to establish what is

available to meet their individual needs • Parents can use a maximum of 2 sites in a single

day How can you support parents and children to have the best experiences throughout their use of childcare and early years entitlement in your locality?

Childminders and PVI providers – what can you offer? • Breakfast provision • Out of school provision • Full day care • Holiday care • Stretched entitlement • Term time only Do you currently work with other PVI providers and schools? Are you aware of ‘right to request’ guidance?

Schools – what can you offer? • AM only session • PM only session • Full days 9am to 3pm • Term time only • Stretched entitlement Do you currently work with local childminders?

Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Continuity of Care

• Continuity of care is important for the child so local authorities and providers should bear in mind the impact that multiple providers may have on a child’s learning, development and wellbeing. Parents can split their free entitlement between multiple providers, though no more than two sites in one day. A child may attend a breakfast club and nursery setting based on one site, but with separate Ofsted registration and this would be defined as one site. The child could also attend a PVI on a different site in the afternoon.

Department for Education Operational Guidance

Considerations

• Practicalities - transport, walking buses, suitable environments, providers’ access to the school site, security, cleaning, provision of food and consistency with school healthy eating policy

• Expectations and accountability – written agreements, contract management, clarity on times of access and use and available space

• Provider track record - experience of providing suitable quality, age appropriate and inclusive play based experience for the children; ethos, aims and values, references and or visiting existing provision

Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Considerations

• Legal responsibilities - Ofsted registration, staffing, health and safety, reasonable adjustments to allow disabled children to take part, insurance

• Information sharing - having clear policies and procedures around admissions, shared care, safeguarding children, moderation meetings, funding arrangements

• Managing routines – ensuring high quality transitions for children and families, key person, attachment

• Capacity – managing places, capacity to meet holiday demand

Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Partnerships - meeting principles

• The needs of the child are central and paramount to discussion and developments

• Parents needs are clearly identified

• Parents are communicated with effectively

• Clear communication

• Honesty and transparency

• Mutual professional respect and trust

• Shared vision and values Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Example Models

Term time only - Up to 30

hours over 38 weeks

15 hours at childminder/PVI and

15 hours at school

Or

30 hours at either and

signposting to paid wrap

around

Total - 1140 hours free

Term time only - Wrap

around care

18 hours at School (3 full days)

and

12 hours at childminder/PVI

before and after school

Total - 1140 hours free

Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Example Models

Stretched entitlement (50

weeks of year)

21 hours at School - term

time only (38 weeks)

and

9.5 hours at PVI 8am-5.30pm 3

days per week during holidays.

(12 weeks)

Total - 1140 hours free

Stretched entitlement (50

weeks of year)

24 hours at School – term time

only (38 weeks)

and

6 hours at PVI 4 days per

week during holidays. (9 weeks)

Total - 1128 hours free

Adapted from Northumberland Early Years – Building Partnership Arrangements 2016

Partnership working can create childcare solutions that work for families and providers ...

8.00 - 9.00

1 hour paid for with partner one for 38 weeks

9.00 - 3.00

30 hours funded with partner two for 38 weeks

3.00 - 6.00

3 hours paid for with partner one who also provides paid for holiday care

Source: Hempsall’s

Example Models

Partnership working can create childcare solutions that work for families and providers ...

8.00 – 9.00 1 hour paid for with a childcare partner for 38 weeks

9.00 – 12.00 15 hours funded with a partner one for 38 weeks

12.00 – 3.00 15 hours funded with partner two for 38 weeks

3.00 – 6.00 3 hours paid for with a childcare partner for 38 weeks

8.00

6.00

15 hours funded plus paid for

childcare with partner one

15 hours funded plus paid for childcare

with partner two

8.00 - 9.00 Partner one 15 hours funded and paid for hours for 38 weeks

Partner two 15 hours funded and paid for hours for 38 weeks

9.00 – 3.00

3.00 – 6.00

Source: Hempsall’s

Example Models

Discussion points

•Reflect on how you can deliver the free entitlements? •What opportunities are there for collaboration and partnership working in your local area? •What challenges and barriers will you need to overcome for successful partnership working? •What support do you need? •What do you need to do next?

Partnership Learning

from

Early Implementers/Innovators

Examples of partnership working

•York •Northumberland •West Sussex

Hub Project

Benefits •Clear strategy for childcare in a local area •Improved communications •Seamless transitions •Improved outcomes and provision for children •Accessible information for parents

Partnership Working

•Learning from each other

•Consistency for children of EYFS offer

•Strong transitions for children to support progress and improved outcomes

•Opportunities for peer to peer support

•Stronger community/local links

•Parental engagement

Benefits of Partnership Working

Children: • Improved transitions •Consistent transitions • Joined up day • Improved quality and outcomes • Improved SEND provision

Benefits of Partnership Working

Parents: •Flexible early learning and childcare offers •Consistency of messaging •Security of quality •Easier access •Trust •Communications

Benefits of Partnership Working

Providers:

•Mutual support to deliver entitlements •Shared best practices and learning •Opportunities for shared CPD •Joint problem solving •Networking – removes isolation •Trust

Action for Children Support

• Roadshow type events across the country

• Bespoke visits to schools

• Bespoke visits to childminder groups

• Production of a ‘wrap-around toolkit’

• Advisory board

• 2 national ‘partnership working’ events - October