Greater Manchester Public Service Reform

Early Years New Delivery ModelProgress Report

To increase the number of children who are ready for school

by making the best use of resources to improve

outcomes for all children in their early years and

close the gap in performance for the Early Years

Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) between all

children and the bottom 20%.

Early Years New Delivery Model Business Case Oct 2012

Early Years Overall Objective

New Delivery Model Components

1. A shared outcomes framework,

2. A common assessment pathway across GM

3. Evidence-based assessment tools

4. A suite of evidence-based interventions

5. Ensuring better use of daycare

6. A new workforce approach, to drive a shift in culture

7. Better data systems

8. Long-term evaluation

1. New Delivery Model Progress

NDM Component Progress

Shared outcomes framework

Finalising proposed GM population measures and child level dataset to gather evidence of impact.

A common assessment pathway across GM

8 Stage Assessment pathway has been reviewed.

Evidence-based assessment tools and interventions

Defined GM suite of assessments and interventions are being costed and outline pathways developed.

2. New Delivery Model Progress

NDM Component Progress

Ensuring better use of daycare

To meet national target of 40% of two years olds accessing 15 hours of free childcare per week from 2014 the focus is on sufficiency, quality and integration within the NDM

A new workforce approach, to drive a shift in culture

Work is underway across PSR and within EY to ensure that the workforce is equipped to delivery the NDM. There is much to do across GM and in localities.

3. New Delivery Model Progress

NDM Component Progress

Better data systems ICT enablement of information sharing and intelligence is being taken forward across PSR.

Long-term evaluation Work will commence next year to establish the 25 year cohort evaluation.

Early Adoption of New Delivery Model

Based on LA plans submitted in June 2013 all localities are engaged in the GM work and have a multi-agency Early Years Implementation Group and plan to take forward elements of the NDM as follows:-

•Salford and Manchester are building the full NDM into existing developments

•Wigan, Bolton, Trafford are preparing to launch early adopter pilots from April, as are Stockport and Tameside though timeframe is still to be agreed

•Bury, Oldham and Rochdale have plans to pilot aspects of the NDM within existing developments.