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Early Education and Childcare Sufficiency Report2018-2019

North Yorkshire County Council

(Based on Autumn / Spring / Summer term data)Strategy and Performance September 2018

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Contents

IntroductionLegislation Changes in legislation Sufficiency strategy statement and process flowchart

Part 1: North Yorkshire - county context Population (Population forecasts) Ethnicity Deprivation Economy and Employment Earnings New housing Impact on childcare provision

Part 2: Early years and childcare providers Number of providers Funded providers Quality of childcare Availability of childcare Childcare costs

Part 3: Sufficiency of childcare places Early Years population Whole county demand and supply The extended entitlement offer (30 hours) Contributions from new housing developments towards EY provision

Part 4: District information CravenHarrogateHambletonRichmondshire Ryedale ScarboroughSelby

Part 5: Childcare provision for specific groups Children entitled to Early Years Entitlement (EYE) funding Children with SEND (Brokerage)Children requiring wrap-around and holiday childcare

Part 6: Strategic priorities Priorities and actions for 2018-2019

AppendicesSufficiency Strategy Statement and Process FlowchartNYCC Early year’s school organisation guidance

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Introduction This childcare sufficiency assessment provides an overview of the childcare market in North Yorkshire to be used by both North Yorkshire County Council and existing and prospective childcare providers. It includes an overview of the demographic and economic situation of North Yorkshire, legislation pertinent to the provision of childcare and a snapshot of the sufficiency of childcare places across the county. The data on the demand and supply of places included in this report is intended as the basis for deciding where in the county additional early years places may be needed.

Legislation The Childcare Act (2006) requires Local Authorities in England to ensure a sufficiency of early education and childcare for working parents, parents study or training, and for disabled children. Sufficiency relates to the provision of registered early education and childcare for children aged 0-14 years old, and up to 18 years old for disabled children and children with additional needs.

Local Authorities have a ‘market facilitation’ function, shaping the development of the market to make it flexible, sustainable and responsive to the needs of the community and supporting the sector to meet the needs of parents, children and young people.

The Childcare Act (2006) also requires Local Authorities to:

• Ensure early years provision of a prescribed description is available free of charge to each young child that is eligible (Section 7) (amended by section 1 of the Education Act 2011 and section 87 of the Children & Families Act 2014)

• Make information, advice and guidance on childcare and any other useful services, facilities or publications available to parents and prospective parents in their area (Section 12)

• Provide information, advice and training to any persons who intend to provide care and to existing childcare providers in their area (Section 13) (amended under section 74 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015)

• The Childcare Act (2016) extends the current universal entitlement (15 hours a week for 38 weeks or 570 hours a year for eligible 2 year olds and all 3 and 4 year olds) to an additional 570 hours for 3 and 4 year olds in eligible families. To be eligible, either parents (or the lone parent in a single parent family) must be working and earning from around £120 per week up to a maximum of £100,000 per year. Local Authorities have a duty to secure funded childcare places for qualifying children.

More detailed information about the legislation regarding the provision of childcare can be found at: www.legislation.gov.uk.

Other help with the cost of childcare includes:

• Tax-free childcare: for eligible working parents earning up to a maximum of £100,000 per year, the government will top up every £8 paid into an account by £2, up to a maximum of £2,000 per child.

• Universal Credit for childcare: for families claiming Universal Credit, up to 85% of eligible childcare costs can be claimed back, up to £646 a month for one child and £1,108 for two or more.

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The provision of Early Years places The Local Authority has a statutory duty to ensure eligible children can access funded early education, and a duty to ensure that there is sufficient childcare for parents to be able to access work and / or training for work (Childcare Act 2006).

The policies and principles governing early years and school place planning take into account the North Yorkshire Children’s Trust priorities. These are:

• Happy family life

• Healthy start to life

• Achieving – education as our greatest liberator

The following principles ensure that the Local Authority (LA) is funding good quality places:

• Young learners have a right to a good or outstanding quality of early education to enable them to achieve their potential and maximise their life chances

• Education and childcare provision should be financially viable and able to attract and retain good leadership.

• All education and childcare provision rated ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted will be subject to intensive scrutiny and review by the LA to ensure the quality of education and childcare improves.

Additional early years places are considered based on the outcomes of sufficiency assessments which are updated termly and published annually. Private, voluntary and independent providers provide the majority of capacity in all Districts. The LA should only be the provider of last resort (Childcare Act 2006). The LA may assist with the cost of additional space / buildings to meet place sufficiency needs when national capital funds are available, e.g. for the creation of 30 hour entitlement places.

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Section 1: North Yorkshire – County Context

PopulationNorth Yorkshire is a largely rural county, divided into seven districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby.

Map of North Yorkshire showing districts

The number of young people under the age of 16 and from 0-4 years old is shown below, by district. The table also shows the percentage compared to the total population.

Population information for North Yorkshire

DistrictTotal

Population

Population under

16

% Population under 16

Population 0-4yo

% Population

0-4yoCraven 56604 9079 16.0% 2470 4.4%Hambleton 90718 14702 16.2% 4201 4.6%Harrogate 160044 28444 17.8% 7820 4.9%Richmondshire 53699 9123 17.0% 2881 5.4%Ryedale 54311 8461 15.6% 2402 4.4%Scarborough 108370 17425 16.1% 5296 4.9%Selby 87887 16217 18.5% 4949 5.6%North Yorkshire 611633 103451 16.9% 30019 4.9%Mid year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

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Craven Hambleton Harrogate Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby14.0%

15.0%

16.0%

17.0%

18.0%

19.0%



EthnicityAlmost 95% of North Yorkshire’s population identifies as White British. This is typical of the county’s neighbouring authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber region but much higher than in England as a whole, where the figure is around 81%. However, the proportion of non-White British residents has increased slightly since the 2001 census. The majority of these live in the county’s towns.

Ethnic Group or BackgroundNumber (2011)

Proportion of North Yorkshires population (2001)

Proportion of North Yorkshires population (2011)

Proportion in England and Wales (2001)

Proportion in England and Wales (2011)

White British 565055 96.9% 94.4% 87.5% 80.5%White Irish / gypsy / Irish Traveller / Other 17420 2.0% 2.9% 3.8% 5.5%

Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Groups 5043 0.4% 0.8% 1.3% 2.2%

Asian / Asian British 7356 0.3% 1.2% 4.4% 7.5%

Black / African / Caribbean / Black British 2421 0.1% 0.4% 2.2% 3.3%

Other Ethnic Group 1078 0.3% 0.2% 0.9% 1.0%

All 598376 Nomis 2011 Census

2011 Ethnic Origin

White BritishWhite Irish / gypsy / Irish Traveller / OtherMixed / Multiple Ethnic GroupsAsian / Asian BritishBlack / African / Caribbean / Black BritishOther Ethnic Group

Deprivation6

Overall, North Yorkshire is less deprived than the country as a whole; however, the county is slightly more deprived than it was in 2010, particularly in relation to housing quality. The number of ‘highly deprived’ neighbourhoods (the 20% most deprived in the country) increased from 18 in 2010 to 23 in 2015, with the most deprived in the larger urban / coastal / rural areas. Some 38,000 North Yorkshire residents live in these deprived areas.

There are 35 LSOAs (Lower Super Output Areas; geographical areas with about the same size population) in North Yorkshire that fall within the 30% most disadvantaged in England. 5 are within the 5% most disadvantaged in England, all in the Scarborough district.

Deprivation information for North Yorkshire

30% Most deprived LSOAs in the country

DistrictNumber of

LSOAs

Number of most

deprived LSOAs

% Most deprived

LSOAsCraven 32 2 6.3%Hambleton 52 3 5.8%Harrogate 104 2 1.9%Richmondshire 34 1 2.9%Ryedale 30 0.0%Scarborough 71 24 33.8%Selby 50 3 6.0%North Yorkshire 373 35 9.4%Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

2015 Most deprived LSOAs

CravenHambletonHarrogateRichmondshireRyedaleScarboroughSelby

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Economy

Although average earnings in North Yorkshire are lower than in the UK as a whole.

Economic inactivity (the proportion of people without a job who haven’t actively sought work in the previous four weeks and are not available to start work in the following two weeks) shows that the highest rate in Craven (26.6%) and the lowest in Ryedale (15.8%); closely followed by Harrogate at 16.1%). The overall rate for North Yorkshire is 18.8%, lower than the national (England) rate of 21.6%. There is a higher proportion of economically inactive women aged 16-64 than men, both in North Yorkshire (23.3% vs.14.3%) and nationally (26.4% vs. 16.7%). Looking after family or the home accounts for the largest group of economically inactive people and will include women taking career breaks to raise children.

2017 Average Weekly Pay

District

2017 Gross

weekly wage

Difference to

NationalCraven £470.50 £82.20Hambleton £517.40 £35.30Harrogate £536.40 £16.30Richmondshire £539.70 £13.00Ryedale £446.00 £106.70Scarborough £480.10 £72.60Selby £542.90 £9.80National £552.70 Nomis LA Profile

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Craven 26.6 25.1 28.0

Hambleton 20.5 16.6 24.4

Harrogate 16.1 11.7 20.5

Richmond 18.8 18.3 19.3

Ryedale 15.8 9.1 22.6

Scarborough 19.4 13.7 24.6

Selby 18.1 11.4 24.7

North Yorkshire 18.8 14.3 23.3

National 21.6 16.7 26.4

Nomis Annual Population SurveyMarch 2017 – March 2018

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EmploymentTotal employment in North Yorkshire reduced by 2.8% to 79.1% (excluding the self-employed) between 2016 and 2017, and is below the national increase of 0.6%. However, North Yorkshire’s current employment rate is still above the national average employment rate 74.6%.

The majority of the county’s jobs (25.5%) are located in Harrogate with only 6.6 % in both Richmondshire and Ryedale. The largest employment sector is public administration, education and health followed by distribution, hotels and restaurants. Across the county, Craven has the lowest employment rate and Harrogate has the highest. Although women have a lower rate of economic activity than men, both are above their respective national averages.

Annual population survey - workplace analysis

Jul 2015-Jun 2016

Jul 2016-Jun 2017

Agriculture & fishing 12,100 5.3% 8,500 3.9%Energy & water 6,500 2.9% 5,400 2.5%Manufacturing 32,300 14.3

% 34,700 15.7%

Construction 20,800 9.2% 13,900 6.3%Distribution, hotels & restaurants 65,600 29.0

% 61,600 27.9%

Transport & Communication 19,100 8.4% 20,500 9.3%Banking finance & insurance etc. 29,100 12.8

% 29,700 13.5%

Public admin education & health 85,500 37.7% 85,400 38.7

%Other services 24,800 10.9

% 22,500 10.2%

Total Services 226,500 220,40

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Nomisweb annual population survey

In the 20-24 age range the number women who work full time is almost the same as the number who work part time whereas most men in this age group work full time. In all age brackets there are many more women working part time than men. This suggests that in the majority of families it is women who reduce their working hours to care for children (or possibly older relatives). In the over-50s, more women work part time than full time. This suggests a pattern of continued part time employment for women once caring responsibilities have reduced or ended.

Overall unemployment in North Yorkshire stands at 4.0%, lower than the national rate of 4.3% (as at March 2018). There are differences between the districts with Craven having the highest unemployment rate (4.1%) and Hambleton and Selby having the lowest (3.2%).

Employment patterns by age and gender

Male F/T Male P/T Female F/T Female P/TAge 16-19 2,900 2,300 NA 2400Age 20-24 9,900 1,600 6500 6400Age 25-49 68,700 4,000 41700 27500Age 50+ 39,200 12,400 22600 26600Nomisweb annual population survey - workplace analysis March 2018

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Age 16-19 Age 20-24 Age 25-49 Age 50+0

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EarningsThe median annual earnings of full time workers in North Yorkshire in 2017 was £26,901 This is up slightly from 2016, when it was £26,729 and is below the national average for 2017 which is £29085. There are differences between the districts in North Yorkshire; Craven had the lowest median earnings last year with Harrogate having the highest. Richmondshire saw the biggest reduction in median earnings of £3726.

Median gross full time earnings in North Yorkshire by District

2016 2017 +/-Craven £22,512 ! Hambleton £27,797 £26,321 -£1,476Harrogate £29,037 £30,000 £963Richmondshire £28,923 £25,197 -£3,726Ryedale £23,297 £23,095 -£202Scarborough £24,538 £25,864 £1,326Selby £28,852 £29,474 £622North Yorkshire £26,729 £26,901 £172! These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable.Nomisweb annual survey of hours and earnings

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New Housing

When new housing developments are approved, contributions are sought by the LA towards the provision of additional early year’s places, for eligible children, as required. Contributions for early years places are not currently part of the North Yorkshire policy. The DfE are currently consulting on new guidance for Local Authorities in dealing with District Councils. The North Yorkshire policy will be reviewed during 2019 on receipt of this guidance.

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2011-12 1160 200 140 90 50 180 240 2602012-13 720 40 40 50 70 150 90 2802013-14 910 30 140 70 90 180 210 1902014-15 1330 120 190 140 70 190 280 3402015-16 1530 140 250 160 120 180 380 3002016-17 1830 90 430 160 150 160 380 4502017-18 2080 30 310 380 240 150 400 570

Gov.uk Live tables on house building: new build dwellings

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2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-180

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New Housing in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

Population ForecastsThe population of North Yorkshire is expected to increase by 4.6% (around 28,000 people) over the next 20 years, to around 627707.

North Yorkshire population projections by age (source: Nomis Population Projections)

Projected Year All Ages Aged 0 to 15 Aged 16 to 64 Aged 65+2018 611,851 103,722 359,487 148,630

2019 613,061 103,916 357,640 151,502

2020 614,483 104,125 356,307 154,049

2021 615,812 104,173 354,645 156,996

2022 617,078 103,943 353,190 159,947

2023 618,288 103,588 351,626 163,072

2024 619,426 103,077 350,005 166,335

2025 620,436 102,596 348,014 169,813

2026 621,346 101,879 345,948 173,528

2027 622,160 101,178 343,657 177,315

2028 622,935 100,304 341,376 181,260

2029 623,569 99,692 338,704 185,171

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2030 624,163 99,157 335,928 189,080

2031 624,665 98,619 333,488 192,555

2032 625,207 98,016 331,218 195,971

2033 625,743 97,668 329,044 199,026

2034 626,220 97,277 327,099 201,838

2035 626,614 96,901 325,410 204,305

2036 627,021 96,582 323,568 206,867

2037 627,383 96,328 322,144 208,909

2038 627,707 96,141 321,276 210,283

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North Yorkshire Poplulation Forecast

Aged 0 to 15 Aged 16 to 64 Aged 65+

The majority of the population growth will be due to internal migration, i.e. more people moving into North Yorkshire than moving out. The people moving into North Yorkshire tend to be of retirement age; amongst younger age groups there is a net flow out of the county. Some international migration is also contributing to population growth.

Impact on childcare provision North Yorkshire’s population grew last year and is expected to grow steadily over the next ten years. The main drivers for this growth are migration into the county from other parts of the country and the large amount of new housing, particularly in the urban areas of Selby, Catterick Garrison and Northallerton.

Although North Yorkshire is better off in terms of deprivation than the country as a whole, deprivation has increased between 2010 and 2015, with more areas classed as deprived now. In fact, North Yorkshire has 35 of the most deprived wards in the country. These are predominantly in the district of Scarborough.

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In these areas, in general, a greater proportion of children are in families where the lone parent or both parents rely on out-of-work benefits. These children are likely to be eligible for free school meals and funded childcare for two year olds.

In areas where housing development is to meet the needs of working families this may create additional need for extended entitlement (30 hours) provision.

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Section 2: Early Years and Childcare ProvidersNumber of Providers

As at 31st August 2018Type of Childcare Number of providers Number of placesChildminder 386 1117Childcare on domestic premises 4 53Nursery/pre-school: private or voluntary 372 4613Nursery/pre-school: maintained school 115 2725Nursery/pre-school: academy school 28 725Nursery/pre-school: independent school 15 560Total 920 14807

Across North Yorkshire a number of schools and academies have either opened nurseries or taken over the management of a previously private or voluntary group under school governance.Schools are able to access support to develop new or different models of early year’s provision and published guidance provides advice about the consultation and other required processes according to the type of school: Community, Church-affiliated or Academy.(See Appendix 2)

Funded School Provision

Nursery schools and schools with nursery

classesGovernor-run early

years provisionAcademy early years

provision

Craven 11 0 1

Hambleton 9 3 4

Harrogate 25 3 5

Richmondshire 9 1 5

Ryedale 19 2 0

Scarborough 14 1 6

Selby 12 2 7

Funded ProvidersAll types of providers are able to register to offer funded early education and childcare places for eligible 2 year olds, all 3 and 4 year olds and extended entitlements for eligible 3 and 4 year olds.

The universal offer for 3-4 year olds and eligible two year olds is 15 hours per week over 38 weeks or this can be stretched over more weeks to the equivalent of 570 hours per year. An additional offer for eligible 3 and 4 year olds in working families is equivalent of up to an additional 15 hours per week over 38 weeks or a total of 1140 hours stretched over a year.

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Childminders

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Craven 14 (31) 19 (56) 0 (0) 0 (0) 19 (76) 23 (802) 0 (0) 11 (270) 0 (0) 1 (26) 0 (0) 2 (49)

Hambleton 24 (71) 28 (84) 0 (0) 0 (0) 22 (87) 42 (1568) 1 (10) 12 (240) 0 (0) 4 (137) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Harrogate 40 (109) 56 (167) 0 (0) 1 (12) 37 (130) 57 (2485) 2 (42) 28 (683) 0 (0) 5 (114) 0 (0) 7 (319)

Richmond 16 (48) 35 (105) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (47) 18 (703) 0 (0) 10 (230) 0 (0) 5 (130) 0 (0) 1 (30)

Ryedale 12 (36) 20 (60) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (18) 20 (622) 0 (0) 21 (480) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (63)

Scarborough 12 (36) 42(126) 0 (0) 0 (0) 18 (106) 34 (1252) 0 (0) 15 (412) 0 (0) 6 (158) 0 (0) 2 (83)

Selby 29 (73) 39 (115) 2 (28) 1 (13) 22 (116) 43 (1615) 1 (15) 14 (343) 0 (0) 7 (160) 0 (0) 1 (16)

North Yorkshire 147 (404) 239 (713) 2 (28) 2 (25) 134 (580) 237 (9047) 4 (67) 111 (2658) 0 (0) 28 (725) 0 (0) 15 (560)

Points of interest • Around 62% of childminders offer funded places.

Quality of ChildcareIn North Yorkshire, as at 31st August 2018 96% of providers are rated as Outstanding or Good by Ofsted. This is an increase from 95% of providers in August 2017

Overall effectiveness: The quality and standards of the provision

2017EYR

providers

Total number

inspected Outstanding GoodRequires

Improvement Inadequate

All provision 726 596 14% 81% 4% 1%

Childminder 399 336 14% 79% 5% 2%

Childcare on non-domestic premises 323 258 13% 84% 3% 0%

Childcare on domestic premises 4 2 100%

2018EYR

providers

Total number

inspected Outstanding GoodRequires

Improvement Inadequate

All provision 681 559 16% 80% 3% 1%

Childminder 374 312 15% 80% 4% 1%

Childcare on non-domestic premises 302 245 16% 80% 2% 2%

Childcare on domestic premises 5 2 100%

Data as at 31st August 2017 and March 2018Early Years and Childcare Ofsted Management Information

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Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate0.0%

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Early Years Providers - Ofsted grade

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All provision Childminder Childcare on non-domestic premises

Childcare on domestic premises

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

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96.0%

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Pecentage of providers graded good or outstanding by provider type

2017 2018

Availability of ChildcareThe availability and flexibility of childcare includes the number of weeks a year and the number of hours per week the settings are open. Also important is the hours of opening; there is a small but significant demand for childcare outside ‘normal’ working hours as a result of shift work and an increasing demand for flexible working patterns.

71%

29%

Provider opening periods (childminder)

All Year School Holidays Only Term Time

33%

1%66%

Provider opening periods (other)

All Year School Holidays Only Term Time

Points of interest • Of the childminders in North Yorkshire, the vast majority are open all year. Around 29% are open term

time only. • Of the group childcare settings for which there is data, the majority are open term time only. Around

33% of the settings are open all year.

Childcare CostsThe Early Years National Funding Formula identies, the universal hourly funding rate of the entitlements for 3 and 4 year olds with all early education providers across North Yorkshire. Currently this is £3.98; and £5.20 for eligible 2 year olds. There is also a 3p deprivation funding allowance given to every provider which gives a base rate of £4.01 per hour for three and four year old funded children.

The average charge of additional hours with a childminder in North Yorkshire is £4.16 per hour. The cost ranges from a minimum of £2.70 to a maximum of £6.50 per hour.

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In North Yorkshire, the average charge at a group setting is £5.11. The charges range from about £3.00 per hour to a maximum of £10.00 per hour.

The independent school nurseries have a higher average charge than the private, voluntary and maintained nurseries. The average charge of an independent school nursery place is 5.13 per hour.

Average Hourly Cost (additional hours)Non-

Funded Funded OverallAcademy £3.98 £3.98Childcare On Domestic Premises £4.63 £4.63Childminder £4.00 £4.22 £4.16Day Nursery £5.11 £5.11Governor-Run Early Years Provision £3.67 £3.67Holiday Playscheme £3.81 £3.81Maintained Nursery Schools And Classes £4.01 £4.01Nursery Units Of Independent Schools £5.13 £5.13Out Of School Provision £3.71 £3.75 £3.72Pre-School Playgroup £4.22 £4.22Grand Total £3.94 £4.38 £4.28

Vacancy rates Vacancy rates for 0-5yr olds in North Yorkshire by district and provider type.

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Craven 13 1 237 69 78 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 348 70

Hambleton 14 15 275 0 98 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 455 15

Harrogate 27 12 238 0 130 0 75 0 13 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 490 20

Richmond 22 3 129 0 90 0 8 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 42 14 291 37

Ryedale 15 0 36 0 51 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0

Scarborough 25 7 186 2 169 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 395 14

Selby 23 12 166 0 145 0 11 0 36 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 386 12

This data is based on 2016/2017 information. It is not possible to provide current data based on this information not being available. These figures may be influenced by factors such as parental preference between providers in each community, the number of staff employed at providers to fulfil ratios, the occupancy policies of individual providers and when parents are able to access funded entitlement places.

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Section 3: Sufficiency of early education and childcare places

Early Years PopulationThe population of Early Years aged children in North Yorkshire was estimated to be 30019. This figure comes from ONS population analysis mid-year estimate (2017).

Estimated Population

Age 0 1 2 3 4 Total

Craven 436 488 502 504 540 2470Hambleton 791 825 811 882 892 4201

Harrogate142

4156

8151

3164

1167

4 7820Richmondshire 555 541 585 564 636 2881Ryedale 427 467 523 508 477 2402

Scarborough102

9102

8110

0103

7110

2 5296

Selby 912 979 991104

5102

2 4949

North Yorkshire557

4589

6602

5618

1634

33001

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Whole County Demand The demand for places changes each term as children become eligible for funded places the term after their 2nd or 3rd Birthday. Demand is always lowest in the autumn term for any year as most of the four year olds will have started school. Demand is highest in the summer term.

Based on place take-up rates as an indicator of parental demand, the current need for places across the whole county is shown in the table below (August 2018)

Places taken-up by parents

Places available - from Ofsted registration figures. Providers (no. places)

Sufficiency

Childminders 683 386 (1117) Yes


46 4 (53) Yes

Private or voluntary 6971 372 (9627) Yes

Maintained Schools 2579 115 (2725) Yes

Academy Schools 814 28 (725) Yes

Independent Schools 371 15 (560) Yes

If childcare providers have sufficient places available parents will choose their first option. If this is not available parents will access other provision within the wider local area.

1123 places were taken up by 0-2 year olds, 9433 by 3-4 year olds accessing their universal provision and 4629 by those entitled to 30 hours provision.

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The picture across the county will mask differences between regions and between town and rural areas. There may be pockets of insufficiency even though a wider area may be sufficient. The county is divided into its five districts for the purposes of more detailed supply and demand calculations.

The Extended Entitlement Offer (30 hours)From 1st September 2017, the government extended the universal entitlement of 15 hours of funded childcare (or 570 hours) to a maximum of 30 funded hours per week over 38 weeks for eligible 3 and 4 year olds (or 1140 hours per year). Eligible children are those from families where a single parent or both parents are working, earning at least the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the National Minimum or Living Wage up to a maximum of £100,000 a year. Parents must apply for the extended entitlement via the government’s childcare service at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.

The offer is designed to ‘help families by reducing the cost of childcare and will support parents to work more hours, should they wish to do so’ (DfE (2015) Childcare Bill: policy statement). This extended entitlement is expected to increase the demand for places. It is not compulsory for providers to offer extended entitlement places.

For Summer 2018, there were 4905 Extended Entitlement places taken across the county. There were 0.45% of children with SEND (i.e children with an EHCP) accessing Extended Entitlement.

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Part 4: District information

Sufficiency: Craven

Introduction and PopulationThe Craven district is in the west of North Yorkshire and borders the local authorities of Bradford, Lancashire) and Cumbria. There are three main towns here – Skipton, Settle and Bentham – surrounded by the rural area of the Dale National Park - typified by scattered villages and small settlements.

Craven comprises 32 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 2 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These deprived areas are concentrated in the Skipton South ward Craven has an Early Years aged population of 2470

Population 0 1 2 3 4 Total

Craven 436 488 502 504 540 2470North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA

Number in 30% most deprived

(National)Craven 32 3Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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Supply and Demand of Childcare Places

Places availablePlace demand Summer 18

Childminders 87 38


0 0

Private or voluntary

878 494

Maintained schools

270 333

Academy schools 26 26

Independent schools

49 43

Across Craven it would suggest that there would be insufficient number of maintained school places however the LA was not aware of any child who could not access a place which would suggest that overall there was sufficient places available. There were sufficient numbers of all other childcare places for all ages and for both fee paying and government funded children. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Craven has 90% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

12.5%

79.2%

4.2%

Craven - Quality of Childminders

Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate

16.0%

72.0%

8.0%

Craven - Quality of Other Providers


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New HousingThere are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Craven, plus further developments in the pipeline.

Housing Developments

No. of dwellings Number of EY places required (1:30) –

Approved + PipelineApproved / pending Pipeline

North Craven Outer Area 163 647 5 + 22 = 27

Settle 70 359 2 + 12 = 14

Skipton 727 1497 24 + 50 = 74

Skipton Outer Area 166 143 6 + 5 = 11

South Craven 129 58 4 + 2 = 6

South Craven Outer Area 65 93 2 + 3 = 5

Totals: 1320 2797 43 + 94 = 137

Around 43 early years places may be required from housing that has been approved or is pending approval during 2018-19. A further 94 places will be required from developments in the pipeline. These will be required across the sector, i.e. from childminders and group settings, and across the 0-4 age range.

SummaryIt would suggest that in Craven currently there is an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

There is a significant amount of cross-border movement of children to access childcare between Craven and its neighbouring authorities of Bradford, Lancashire and Cumbria, making demand predictions more difficult here.

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Sufficiency: Hambleton

Introduction and PopulationThe Hambleton district is in the central north of North Yorkshire and borders Darlington to the north. There are five main towns here – Northallerton, Thirsk, Easingwold, Bedale and Stokesley, and a large number of rural villages.

Hambleton comprises 52 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 3 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These deprived areas are concentrated in Northallerton North and Brompton, Stokesley and Thirsk wards. Hambleton has an early year’s aged population of 4201


Hambleton 791 825 811 882 892 4201North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Hambleton 52 3Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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Childminders 155 98


0 0


1655 1207

Maintained schools

250 180


Independent schools

0 0

It would suggest that across Hambleton there are an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages and for both paid-for and funded children. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Hambleton has 98% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018)

20.8%

77.1%

2.1%

Hambleton - Quality of Childminders


16.7%

81.3%

2.1%

Hambleton - Quality of Other Providers


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New HousingThere are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Hambleton plus further developments in the pipeline.

Housing Deelopments



Bedale 187 185 6 + 6 = 12

Bedale Outer Area 167 182 6 + 6 = 12

Easingwold 427 173 14 + 6 = 20

Easingwold Outer Area 127 102 4 + 3 = 7

Northallerton 736 640 25 + 21 = 46

Northallerton Outer Area 375 37 13 + 1 = 14

Stokesley 323 180 11 + 6 = 17

Stokesley Outer Area 68 49 2 + 2 = 4

Thirsk 754 291 25 + 10 = 35

Thirsk Outer Area 269 96 9 + 3 = 12

Totals: 3433 1935 115 + 64 = 179


SummaryIt would suggest that in Hambleton currently there is an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

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Sufficiency: Harrogate

Introduction and PopulationThe Harrogate district is in the central west area of North Yorkshire and borders Leeds to the south. Harrogate is the major city of the district with large settlements of Ripon, Knaresborough, Pateley Bridge and Boroughbridge, There are a large number of rural villages in the district.

Harrogate comprises 104 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 2 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These deprived areas are concentrated in Granby and Woodfield wards. Harrogate has an early year’s aged population of 7820.


Harrogate 1424 1568 1513 1641 1674 7820North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Harrogate 104 2

Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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Places availablePlace demand Summer 18 Sufficiency

Childminders 1117 144 Yes


12 29 Yes


2615 1809 Yes

Maintained schools

725 582 Yes

Academy schools 126 167 No

Independent schools

319 199 Yes

Across Harrogate there are an sufficient childcare places except for in academy schools. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Harrogate has 95% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

16.0%

77.3%

4.0% 2.7%

Harrogate - Quality of Childminders


14.5%

82.3%

1.6% 1.6%

Harrogate - Quality of Other Providers


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New HousingThere are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Harrogate, plus further developments in the pipeline.

HousingDevelopments


Approved + PipelineApproved / pending

Pipeline

Boroughbridge 590 973 20 + 32 = 52

Boroughbridge Outer Area 290 434 10 + 14 = 24

Harrogate Outer Area 1366 1386 45 + 46 = 91

Harrogate Urban Central 858 357 29 + 12 = 41

Harrogate Urban East 258 288 9 + 9 = 18

Harrogate Urban West 1171 1614 39 + 54 = 93

Knaresborough 915 298 31+ 10 = 41

Knaresborough Outer Area 287 517 10 + 17 = 27

Masham 67 129 2 + 4 = 6

Nidderdale Outer Area 118 142 4 + 5 = 9

Pateley Bridge 25 91 1 + 3 = 4

Ripon 799 1762 27 + 59 = 86

Ripon Outer Area 91 459 3 + 15 = 18

Totals: 6835 8450 230 + 280 = 510


SummaryIt would suggest that Harrogate currently has an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

There is a significant amount of cross-border movement of children to access childcare between Harrogate and its neighbouring authorities of Leeds and York, making demand predictions more difficult here.

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Sufficiency: Richmondshire

Introduction and PopulationThe Richmondshire district is in the north west of North Yorkshire and borders Darlington and Cumbria to the north and north-west. There are a number of market main towns in the district including Richmond, Leyburn and Hawes and a large number of rural villages. A key feature of the district is the Catterick Garrison – the largest Army community in Europe which incorporates the settlements of Colburn, Catterick and Londonderry.

Richmondshire comprises 34 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 1 is in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These deprived areas are concentrated in the Colburn ward. Richmondshire has an early year’s aged population of 2881. There is significant continuous population mobility and change in the demand for early year’s provision, as well as a regular turnover of early year’s practitioners as a result of this.


Richmondshire 555 541 585 564 636 2881North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Richmondshire 34 1

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Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015Supply and Demand of Childcare Places




0 0 Yes


750 485 Yes

Maintained schools

230 249 No

Academy schools 130 114 Yes

Independent schools

30 27 Yes

Across Richmondshire there are an insufficient number of maintained school places but a sufficient number of childcare places for all ages. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Richmondshire has 98% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

17.9%

79.5%

2.6%

Richmondshire - Quality of Childminders


31.6%

68.4%

Richmondshire - Quality of Other Providers


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New HousingThere are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Richmondshire, plus further developments in the pipeline.




Catterick Garrison 369 494 12 + 16 = 28

Catterick Outer Area 492 1132 16 + 38 = 54

Swaledale 190 206 6 + 7 = 13

Swaledale Outer Area 82 186 3 + 6 = 9

Wensleydale 95 215 3 + 7 = 10

Wensleydale Outer Area 89 5 3 + 0 = 3

Totals: 1317 2238 43 + 74 = 117


SummaryIt would suggest that in the Richmondshire area there are currently an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

There is a significant amount of movement of children and families to access childcare across Richmondshire making demand predictions more difficult here.

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Sufficiency: Ryedale

Introduction and PopulationThe Ryedale district is in the central east of North Yorkshire and borders East Riding to the south -east. There are five main towns here – Malton, Pickering, Helmsley, Norton and Kirbymoorside - and a large number of rural villages.

Ryedale comprises 30 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 0 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. Ryedale has an early year’s aged population of 2402.


Ryedale 427 467 523 508 477 2402North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year est 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Ryedale 30 0Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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0 0 Yes


640 564 Yes

Maintained schools

480 351 Yes

Academy schools 0 0 Yes

Independent schools

63 29 Yes

Across Ryedale there are sufficient number of childcare places for all ages and for both paid-for and funded children. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Ryedale has 98% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

14.3%

82.1%

3.6%

Ryedale - Quality of Childminders


21.1%

78.9%

Ryedale - Quality of Other Providers


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There are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Ryedale, plus further developments in the pipeline.



Approved + PipelineApproved / pending

Pipeline

Malton & Norton 648 700 22 + 23 = 45

Malton & Norton Outer Area 155 36 5 + 1 = 6

North Ryedale 243 794 8 + 26 = 34

North Ryedale Outer Area 36 0 1 + 0 = 1

Totals: 1082 1530 36 + 50 = 86


SummaryIt would suggest that in Ryedale there are currently an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

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Sufficiency: Scarborough

Introduction and PopulationThe Scarborough district is in the east of North Yorkshire and borders Stockton and Redcar to the north, and East Riding to the south. There are three main towns here – Scarborough, Filey and Whitby, and a large number of rural villages.

The Scarborough district comprises 71 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 24 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These most deprived of these areas (those in the 10% most deprived) are concentrated the Castle, Eastfields, North Bay, Whitby West Cliff and Woodlands wards.The district has an early year’s aged population of 5296.


Scarborough 1029 1028 1100 1037 1102 5296North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year estimate 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Scarborough 71 24Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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Childminders 162 156


0 0


1358 1264

Maintained schools

412 429


Independent schools

83 68

Across Scarborough there are insufficient number of childcare places in maintained schools but a sufficient number of all other childcare places for all ages and for both paid-for and funded children. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Scarborough has 95% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

14.9%

76.6%

8.5%

Scarborough - Quality of Childminders


14.3%

85.7%

Scarborough - Quality of Other Providers


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There are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Scarborough, plus further developments in the pipeline.




Filey 133 200 4 + 7 = 11

Filey Outer Area 111 0 4 + 0 = 4

Scarborough Central 173 230 6 + 8 = 14

Scarborough North 457 1029 15 + 34 = 49

Scarborough Outer Area 503 174 17 + 6 = 23

Scarborough South 1240 2805 41 + 94 = 135

Whitby 410 590 14 + 20 = 34

Whitby Outer Area 6 0 0

Totals: 3033 5028 101 + 169 = 270


SummaryIt would suggest that the coastal district currently has an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

There is a significant amount of seasonal movement of children in and out of this district making demand predictions more difficult here.

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Sufficiency: Selby

Introduction and PopulationThe Selby district is in the south of North Yorkshire and borders Leeds, East Riding and Wakefield. Selby is the main town, with the smaller town of Tadcaster – along with Sherburn and a number of rural villages.

The district comprises 50 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) of which 3 are in the 30% most deprived areas in the country. These deprived areas are concentrated in Selby East and Selby West wards.Selby has an early year’s aged population of 4949.


Selby 912 979 991 1045 1022 4949North Yorkshire 5574 5896 6025 6181 6343Mid-year est 2017ONS Population Analysis Tool Mid 2017 UK

Number of LSOA


(National)Selby 50 3Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

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0 0 Yes


1731 1148 Yes

Maintained schools

412 455 No

Academy schools 158 241 No

Independent schools

83 5 Yes

Across Selby there are an insufficient number of childcare places in maintained and academy schools but a sufficient number of places for all ages and for both paid-for and funded children in other childcare provision. Both childminders and group childcare providers are concentrated in the urban areas; in the rural areas, group providers are often part of the village primary schools. In rural areas parents may have to travel some distance to access childcare.

Quality of Childcare ProvisionThe average proportion of providers across the county (which have been graded) that are rated Good or Outstanding is 96%. Selby has 96% of its providers rated Good or Outstanding (August 2018).

8.0%

90.0%

2.0%

Selby - Quality of Childminders


9.5%

83.3%

7.1%

Selby - Quality of Other Providers


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There are a number of new housing developments either approved or pending approval across Selby, plus further developments in the pipeline.




Barlby 1111 37 + 0 = 37

Selby 634 478 21 + 16 = 37

Selby Outer Area North 319 227 11 + 6 = 17

Selby Outer Area South 876 128 29 + 4 = 33

Sherburn 771 119 26 + 4 = 30

Sherburn Outer Area 277 9 + 0 = 9

Tadcaster 18 1 + 0 = 1

Tadcaster Outer Area 13 0 + 0 = 0

Totals: 4019 952 134 + 30 = 164


SummaryBased on the figures, it would suggest that Selby district possibly has an insufficient number of childminder places but a sufficient number of group childcare places for all ages.

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Part 5: Childcare provision for specific groups

Children entitled to early years entitlement funding The Childcare Act (2006) established that Local Authorities must secure sufficient funded early years provision for all eligible children. The current entitlements are:

- 15 hours a week of funded childcare per week (or 570 hours stretched across a year) for the 40% most disadvantaged two-year olds

- 15 hours per week for 38 weeks a year (or 570 hours stretched over the year) from the start of term following the child’s third birthday until the child starts statutory schooling.

- 30 hours per week or 1140 hours stretched across the year for 3 and 4 year olds of working parents who meet the eligibility criteria

Early education entitlements for two year olds Each term the local authority receives lists of those potentially eligible for the two year old entitlement from DWP.

In North Yorkshire, outreach work to engage families in taking-up their entitlement for funded two year old places is carried out by Prevention Service locality teams and is supported by health visitors.

Take-up of the 2 year old offer (Summer 2018)

Children’s Centre AreaParents on List

Number matched % Match

Number Eligible

Funding taken

% take up (of

matches)Craven 98 68 69% 67 48 72%Hambleton 204 133 65% 131 110 84%Harrogate 284 185 65% 182 154 85%Richmondshire 98 62 63% 60 44 73%Ryedale 148 112 76% 111 90 81%Scarborough 393 288 73% 286 251 88%Selby 217 148 68% 147 116 79%Total 1442 996 69% 984 813 83%

In the Autumn term 2018, North Yorkshire had a 2 year old take-up rate of 83%; i.e. 83% of those children identified as eligible by the DWP took up a place in a setting or school. The rate varies around the county with the highest take-up rate in Scarborough and the lowest in Craven. The target set by CYPLT is 85%; and 2 districts exceed this.

Reported reasons why parents do not take up a funded early years place for their child include parents considering that their child is too young and parents waiting until a place is available at their first choice provider rather than using an alternative. Communications and outreach too hard to reach groups of parents ensures that as many families as possible are aware of their entitlement and supported to access the place for their child.

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Number of providers registered to offer places for eligible 2 year olds

Type of childcare setting Registered 2yo providers 2018

Number

Academy 26

Childcare on domestic premises 2

Childminder 238

Day nursery 130

Governor run early years provisions 11

Maintained nursery school and classes 94

Nursery units of independent schools 15

Out of school provisions 4

Pre school playgroup 103

Totals 623

Number of providers registered to offer extended entitlement places for 3 and 4 year olds

Type of childcare setting Providers offering

extended entitlement in 2018-19

Number

Academy 28

Childcare on domestic premises 2

Childminder 239

Day nursery 130

Maintained nursery school and classes

111

Nursery units of independent schools

15

Out of school provisions 4

Pre school playgroup 103

Totals 632

Children with SEND The Local Offer

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The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs from birth to age 25. This is called the ‘Local Offer’.

In North Yorkshire, the local offer information is available on the North Yorkshire website. All EY providers are encouraged to publish as much information as possible about their SEND offer to enable parents to find the appropriate care for their child.

All settings are expected “to adopt an inclusive approach, promote equality of opportunity and ensure there is no discrimination” (North Yorkshire Funding Agreement for the provision of the Early Years Entitlement). All settings who deliver the early education entitlements must have a named SENCO who have attended training courses on these roles.

In North Yorkshire, multi-agency assessment processes identify and coordinates the support needed by children with significant and complex needs and may allocate additional funding to support children to access their entitlement to the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Information about North Yorkshire’s local offer can be found on the North Yorkshire website: www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-local-offer and from the North Yorkshire Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support (SENDIASS) page: www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-information-advice-and-support-service

Sufficiency of places for children with SEND North Yorkshire County Council considers there to be sufficient childcare places for children with additional needs. North Yorkshire does not collect data specifically on the demand and supply of EY places for children with SEND as most children with SEND are included in mainstream provision.

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http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-information-advice-and-support-service

http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-information-advice-and-support-service

http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/send-local-offer

Sufficiency of places for children requiring wrap-around and holiday childcare Holiday and wrap-around care is an important part of the childcare offer in North Yorkshire. Health, retail and agriculture provide a significant proportion of the employment opportunities here and, with increasingly flexible working patters, it is important that parents can access childcare at the hours that suit their shifts and working patterns. There are 181 known out-of-school, breakfast clubs and holiday playschemes in North Yorkshire. It is likely that there are some that are not registered with the council. Many of the clubs are based at schools.

District Early Years population (0-4) – ONS midterm

estimate 2017

Number of out-of-school clubs (including

breakfast clubs, holiday playschemes and out of

school provision)

Ratio of OOSc clubs to Early

Years population

Craven 2470 27 91

Hambleton 4201 26 162

Harrogate 7820 48 163

Richmondshire 2881 15 192

Ryedale 2402 10 240

Scarborough 5296 28 189

Selby 4949 27 183

Total 30019 181 166

Harrogate has the highest number of OOSc clubs for its EY population and Ryedale has the fewest. However, this information does not take into account the number of places offered by each provision.

Not all parents will require childcare during the school holidays. Some will work term-time only or will use annual leave to cover some or all of the school holidays and others will use informal childcare such as relatives. However, four brokerage requests were received by the council for holiday care in the last year.

Providers operating outside standard hours For the purposes of this report, outside standard hours means opening before 8am in the morning or after 6pm in the evening, and providing care at weekends or overnight.

Out-of-hours care Childminders Group childcare

Providers open before 8am 210 177

Providers open after 6pm 37 27

Providers open at weekends 13 0

Providers offering overnight care 25 1

There are fewer providers offering care in the evening than in the early morning. Although there are a number of providers offering care before 8am and after 6pm, in the majority of cases this is for just an extra half an hour

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i.e. starting at 7.30 am and / or finishing at 6.30pm. There are very few providers open at weekends but more offering overnight care.

There appears to be a greater problem accessing childcare outside of standard hours in North Yorkshire. In the last year, 14 brokerage requests have been received for care outside of standard hours; most were for care before and after school to cover shift work, but also included two families requiring care on Saturdays and one requiring overnight care. Not all requests were able to be fulfilled, suggesting there are an insufficient number of providers offering care outside of standard hours.

Children from low income families Working tax credits are available to people with an income below a certain level. The childcare element is intended to support low income working families by paying for up to 70% of childcare costs, up to a maximum limit. The Local Authority must ensure that all eligible families can access their entitlement. Working tax credits cannot be claimed by people in receipt of Universal Credit.

Brokerage NYCC publishes information about providers (who have given permission for their information to be shared) via the mapping function on the North Yorkshire website and through CONNECT – the Community Directory website, and parents can search for childcare using their postcode to identify their nearest providers. For those parents unable to find childcare that suits their needs, North Yorkshire provides a brokerage service through the Families Information Service.

Parents access childcare information from Families Information Service for:-

• Children requiring drop-off at or pick-up from particular schools

• Childcare for fewer hours than the full sessions offered

• Childcare within a short distance of home (because parents don’t drive)

• Available childcare in their local area for all ages

• Available childcare outside of the standard five day week

Part 6: Strategic priorities

The strategic priorities for early years are captured within the Young and Yorkshire Plan : Happy, healthy, achieving.

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Priority 1: To further develop collaborative partnerships and provide the highest quality support and opportunities for all children and families.

Priority 2: Ensure communication and information is relevant, clear and accessible to parents, carers and providers.

Priority 3: Identify and recognise the number of transition points a child has in their first 5 years and develop timely, multi-agency strategies to support positive transitions and continuity across the 0-5 age range.

Priority 4: Value and empower the family around the child and in particular respect parents / carers as central to children’s development.

Priority 5: Improvement in the quality of teaching and learning, including preparing children for school that are school ready.

Priority 6: Secure high quality and resilient leadership and governance in every school and setting and strengthen workforce development through ongoing self-improvement.

Priority 7: The development of self-improving communities. Community engagement is increasingly seen as a source of resources in terms of sector led improvement and the development of networks/partnerships. In order to drive quality improvement all schools and settings need to be autonomous and responsible for their outcomes.

The strategic priorities above are coordinated by the Early Years Improvement Board who report on to CYPLT and the North Yorkshire Children’s Trust.

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Welcome to CYPSinfo | CYPSinfo - Introduction · Web viewThere are a number of market main towns in the district including Richmond, Leyburn and Hawes and a large number of rural