Enfield Council – Retrospective Equality Impact Assessment / Analysis

Department: SCS Service: Early Years’ Service

Author: Diana Weston Date completed: 31st May 2016

Contact name: Diana Weston Contact phone number: 0120 83795349

About the service

1. Brief description of the service covered by this assessment.

This service ensures that all providers deliver the highest quality education and best outcomes for our children and families. This supports both

children who are receiving funded early education as well as those who are funded by their own families.

The Early Years’ Service works with its early year’s Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) group providers including early year’s education

delivered in schools and home-based childminders providing 2, 3 and 4 year old funded children. Together these form the Local Authority’s

‘Directory of Provider and it is this Directory that Enfield’s ‘Informed Families’, shares with the public regarding funded and non-funded early

education and childcare.

The core purpose of Enfield’s 5 Children’s Centre Hubs is to improve outcomes for young children and their families, with a particular focus on the

most disadvantaged, so children are equipped for life and ready for school, no matter what their background or family circumstances.

2. Please list the main partners, council departments, organisations and service user or target groups for this service.

Our main partners are

120 PVI providers

300+ home based childminders.

5 hub Children Centres which are delivered by 4 schools

Together offer services to more than 20,000 children aged 0-4 years olds living in Enfield,

3. If the service is provided by another organisation or agency please give their names and how you ensure they comply with the Council’s Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity policy

All PVI provider have to sign a contract with the L/A as part of their funding agreement. This ensures that they comply with the Council’s Equality and Opportunities and Valuing Diversity policy

4. Please list any performance objectives / targets relating to equality that your service has / uses.

If as a result of this assessment you are going to introduce new targets, please detail these in your action plan at the end of this form

Early Education

Increase take up of 2YOs

Increase take up of 3-4YOs

15 hours + 15 hours

Brokerage and Outreach

Marketing

CSA- Living document

2YO Capital Funding

Funding reforms – National Funding Formula

New Funding contract and an annual electronical agreement

Developing on-line channels and solutions

SEND (including the whole of SEN Services)

Support for SEN EHC Plans

Increase SEN support to PVIs

Develop support mechanisms with SEN Services that reflect a graduated response to SEND in PVI settings,

Identify funding for equipment to prevent the only support route being an EHCP Assessment and Plan

Develop a central database of children with SEND

Cascade Play and Communication as the universal screening for the identification of SEND children aged under 5

Quality and Outcomes Team

To significantly increase Income generation by April 2017

Childminders briefing sessions

Childminders 2 day training sessions

Proposed providers packages

Training Manual – PVIs, Childminders and Out of Schools clubs

Accredited Child Protection training – (team currently completing accreditation)

EYPP support and drive to be implemented

Increase childminders to be in receipt of funding

Increase SEN&D advice/support to PVIs and Childminders

Offer out of school provision – support and guidance

Maintain PVI settings Ofsted outcomes (Good or Outstanding)

Increase Childminders Ofsted outcomes to Good or Outstanding

Support and promote AET Tier 1-3 training to PVIs and Childminders (75% to attend Tier 1)

Increase the delivery of adult learning programmes to schools and PVIs

Children Centres

Annual Conversations – targets

Early Help

Adult Learning Programmes

Increase the sustained engagement numbers

Transformation towards 2017-2018

Equalities data collection and monitoring

5. Does your service collect data from service users /applicants for equalities monitoring purposes? YES

If YES please detail below how and when this data is collected and where it is stored e.g. equalities data is collected at application stage and entered into the SAP database.

Data is collected as part of the annual Census. The data from the census is given to the DfE as part of their evaluation

The families using the Children Centres are asked to provide data and this is held on the Estart database

6. Does your service carry out equalities monitoring to review the take up / accessibility of your service? Yes

If YES please detail which aspects of your service are monitored and how frequently, then proceed to Q8. If NO please complete Q7.

The Children Centre collect the following data

Children's Centres (CC)

Definition Frequency Source

Number of 0-4 year olds living in CC cluster Annual ONS

Number of 0-4' registered at a CC Monthly CCs - E start

Number of 0-4' engaged at a CC Monthly CCs - E start

Number of children 0-4 living in deprived LSOAs CC cluster Annual ONS

Number of deprived 0-4 year olds registered at a CC Monthly CCs - E start

Number of deprived 0-4 year olds engaged at a CC Monthly CCs - E start

Number of 0-4 year olds living in workless households in CC cluster Monthly

Finance, Resources and Customer

Services

Number of 0-4 year olds living in workless households registered at

CC cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of 0-4 year olds living in workless households engaged at CC

cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of children 0-4 year olds with disabilities Annual

Early Support Resource Allocation Panel

Enfield

Number of children 0-4 year olds with disabilities registered at CC

cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of children 0-4 year olds with disabilities engaged at CC cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of lone parents with children 0-4 in CC cluster Annual ONS/E start/Parent Survey

Number of lone parent fathers with children 0-4 in the cluster Annual ONS/E start/Parent Survey

Ethnic Group Number Aged 0-4 in CC cluster Termly School Census

Ethnic Group Number 0-4 year olds registered at a CC cluster Termly CCs - E start

Ethnic Group Number 0-4 year olds enagaged at a CC cluster Termly CCs - E start

Number of teenage parents with 0-4 year olds in CC cluster. Annual Teenage Pregnancy Unit Enfield

Number of teenage parents with 0-4 year olds registered at a CC

cluster Termly CCs - E start

Number of teenage parents with 0-4 year olds engaged at a CC cluster Termly CCs - E start

Number of 0-4 year olds known to social care in CC Cluster Monthly Enfield Children's Services

Number of 0-4 year olds known to social care registered at a CC cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of 0-4 year olds known to social care engaged at a CC cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Number of live births by CC cluster Monthly Health - CCG

Numbers of children 0-4 living in ‘troubled families’ in the CC cluster Monthly Troubled Families

Numbers of children 0-4 living in ‘troubled families’ regsistered in a CC

cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Numbers of children 0-4 living in ‘troubled families’ engaged in a CC

cluster Monthly CCs - E start

Annual breast feeding uptake 6-8 weeks and trend Annual Public Health

Breast Feeding initiation Annual Public Health

Annual obesity average for the cluster area Annual Public Health

Annual immunisations MMR (and other immunisations) Annual Public Health

Annual A&E admissions data for children under 5 Annual Public Health

Infant Mortality Annual Public Health

Smoking Cessation Annual Public Health

Low birth weight Annual Public Health

Tooth Decay Annual Public Health

Early Year Foundation Stage Outcome by CC Cluster Annual School Data Submission to LA

DWP list of Eligible Terrific Twos by CC Cluster

7 timer per

year DWP

Take Up of Terrific Twos by CC cluster Termly

Funding requests submitted to LA -

Synergy

Take Up of 3&4 Year Old entitlement by CC cluster Termly

Funding requests submitted to LA -

Synergy

Ofsted Outcomes of PVIs by CC cluster On going Ofsted

Ofsted Outcomes of Childminders by CC cluster On going Ofsted

Ofsted Outcomes of School by CC cluster On going Ofsted

Ofsted Outcomes of Colleges by CC cluster On going Ofsted

SPOE Cases Referred To CCs Monthly SPOE - Liquid Logic

SPOE Cases registered at a CCs Monthly CCs - E start

SPOE Cases engaged at a CCs Monthly CCs - E start

Outcome Star Case analysis Quarterly Outcomes Star On line

CC Parents Survey Annual Survey Monkey

Early Intervention Performance Outcomes Framework (EIPOF) Monthly CCs - EIPOF monitoring

Creation of Annual / Termly Data Profile By Centre Annual Collation of all of above and more

Provide Ad hoc data request for Ofsted Inspectors At Inspection Potetially from any of the above

Tracking of Terrific Twos Outcomes Annual Synergy, School Data Submission to LA at all key stages

Tracking of Early Years Pupil Premium Outcomes Annual Synergy, School Data Submission to LA at all key stages

Quality assure data input by CC's to E Start On going CCs - E start

Child Care Place Sufficiency by CC cluster Termly Synergy

Children with SEN Termly School & Early Years Census

7. If your service does not monitor equalities, please detail below how you demonstrate you achieve the council’s aim of ‘Fairness for all’ - serve the whole borough fairly and tackle inequality

Hub - March 16 LA

0-4 Registration (Mar 2016) 87.2%

0-4 Registration bottom 30% (Mar 2016) 90.6%

0-4 engaged 3 or more times (Mar 2016) 28.5%

0-4 engaged 3 or more times ,incl other provision (Mar 2016) 61.6%

0-4 engaged 3 or more times, Bottom 30% (Mar 2016) 32.6%

0-4 engaged 3 or more times,incl other provision, Bottom 30% (Mar 2016) 56.2%

0-2 Registration (Mar 2016) 79.9%

0-2 Registration, bottom 10% (Mar 2016) 77.7%

0-2 engaged 3 or more times, incl other provision (Mar 2016) 32.8%

0-2 engaged 3 or more times, incl other provision, Bottom 10% (Mar 2016) 31.8%

Take Up of 3&4 Year Old Provision (Spring 16) 90.4%

Take Up of 2 Year Old Provision (Spring 16) 58.6%

0-4 year Old Children known to Social Care Engaged 3 or more times (Mar 16) Excl LAC 38.2%

0-4 year Old Children known to Social Care Engaged 3 or more times, incl other provision. (Mar 16) Excl LAC 64.3%

Good Level of Development (14/15) 63.0%

Good Level of Development (14/15) Bottom 30% 59.5%

Families eligible for 2 Year old provision not taking it up attending 3 or more sessions at a Children's Centre (Feb DWP List) 11.9%

First Time Parents with Children 0-1 attend at least 6 sessions of Baby Talk Programme

8. Monitoring information:

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Does monitoring enable you to profile service users / applicants by the following characteristics?* YES YES YES

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Does monitoring enable you to profile the satisfaction of service users by the following characteristics?* NO NO NO

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Does a comparison against baseline demographic data show that service users are representative of the local population in relation to the following characteristics? YES YES YES

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Does monitoring show that there are any under-represented groups within the following characteristics? NO NO NO

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IF YES PLEASE LIST THE ACTIONS YOU ARE TAKING/WILL TAKE TO ADDRESS UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF PROTECTED GROUPS IN THE ACTION PLAN AT THE END OF THIS ASSESSMENT.

* If you do not include all protected characteristics in your equalities monitoring please explain why below:

Equalities impact

9. Protected characteristics equalities impact:

Please indicate YES, NO or NOT KNOWN for each characteristic

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Do satisfaction levels identify any concerns arising from vulnerable groups within the following characteristics?

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Does your evidence show an adverse impact on any group/s within the following characteristics? NO NO NO

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Are there known or potential barriers to participation for any group/s within the following characteristics?

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IF YES PLEASE LIST THE ACTIONS YOU ARE TAKING/WILL TAKE TO MITIGATE ADVERSE IMPACTS / BARRIERS / CONCERNS IN THE ACTION PLAN AT THE END OF THIS ASSESSMENT.

10. Could the service or policy discriminate, directly or indirectly, according to the accompanying definitions? If yes, please set out how it is justifiable under legislation in the box below.

No

11. Could the service or policy have an adverse impact on relations between different groups / community cohesion?

If YES, describe below and add any actions to mitigate this impact in your action plan.

Yes, by ensuring that a consistently increasing percentage of children access 2,3 and 4 year old early years education this ensures that there is stronger community cohesion

12. Have you received any complaints about your service in respect of equality issues? NO If YES, please give a brief description and what action has been taken as a result.

No

13. How does the service contribute to eliminating discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between different groups in the community?

The service provides joint targeted outreach into areas of disadvantage to ensure that families use the children centre services

14. Please give specific examples of success / best practice your service can evidence in terms of ‘narrowing’ the gap through improved outcomes / reduced inequality for service users

The EYFSP data for 2015 shows a significant increase of the 5 of children achieving a ‘Good Level of Development’, compared with results in 2014

Early Learning Areas Summary Data History- LA

2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change

Communication and language

69.9% 77.0%

7.1% 77% 0% -77%

Physical development

85.3% 86.1% 0.7% 86% 0% -86%

Personal, social and emotional , Development

79.7% 81.6% 2.0% 81% 0%

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All Prime Early Learning Goals

68.6% 73.0% 4.4% 0.72 0% N/A

Literacy 65.3% 68.7% 3.4% 66% 0% -66%

Mathematics 71.0% 74.6% 3.6% 72% 0% -72%

Understanding the world

77.6% 80.1% 2.5% 80% 0% -80%

Expressive arts and design

84.2% 85.6% 1.5% 83% 0% -83%

All Specific Early Learning Goals

59.7% 64.5% 4.8% 0.72 0% N/A

All 17 Early Areas of Learning

56.4% 62.8% 6.4% 58% 0% -58%

All Prime Early Learning Goals plus Literacy and Maths (Good Level of

58.2% 64.5% 6.3% 60% 0% -60%

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15. Does your service or policy provide financial support for the protected groups? YES / NO If YES, please list below and the value of the financial support.

More than 3,000 children living in families with low income were able to access free 15 hours of Earl Years Education as part of the Terrific Twos funding. Enfield had the highest number of 2 Year Olds placed compared with other London Boroughs

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Does the service or policy specifically impact on people / communities disadvantaged through the following socio-economic factors?

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Does the service / policy contribute to promoting equality of opportunity for the following groups?

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

17. If YES answered above – please describe the impact (including any positive impact on social economic inequality) and any mitigation if applicable

Consultation and engagement

18. Please list any recent consultation activity on your service, any specific equalities groups that were targeted, how the results have been publicised and what action has been taken in response to the results. (please state the source of data)

(If more information is needed to understand the views of disadvantaged groups please add this to your action plan)

Staff training and development

19. Please set out below the staff training undertaken on equalities.

If there is a need for additional staff training please detail this in your action plan.

Evidence of staff training:

Outcomes from such training:

Review and publicity

20. Please set out in your action plan when you will review this assessment and how it will be publicised

(Note: all EQIAs sent to Corporate Policy are published on the Council’s website)

Enfield Council – Retrospective Equality Impact Assessment / Analysis

Action plan template for existing services

Name of service/policy: Early Years Service

Department: SCS

Service manager: Diana Weston

Identified Issue Action Required Lead Officer Timescale/ By When

Costs Review Date/ Comments

Publicity of this assessment and when it will be reviewed

The Qualities and outcomes Team to carry out Equalities Impact Assessments during visits to both PVIs and childminders

Complete the Equalities Audit as part of the Qualities and outcomes Tool Kit of support

Christiana Kromidias 2 Autumn 2016 60 days of officer time in completing the audits

Spring 2017

The Two-Year-Old Terrific Twos to continue to reach the hard to reach, disabled and disadvantaged families.

To provide marketing and outreach to areas of depravation were families are not taking up the free entitlement offer

Munever Mustafa July 2016 5 days a week, Term Time Only officer’s time

Spring 2016

Early Years Pupil Premium to be used to support families with low income.

Commission the Tribal program to support the identification of children who are eligible for the EYPP

Charlotte Barlow Autumn 2016 £9,000 Spring 2017

Date to be reviewed: ..................................

APPROVAL BY THE RELEVANT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - NAME: Jenny Tosh ................ SIGNATURE: ............................................. Approved by email