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Early Years and Children’s Centres Shared Foundation Partnerships Model – An Award Winning Arrangement Barbara Mands, Head of Childcare Strategy Early Years and Children’s Centres
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Early Years and Children’s Centres
Shared Foundation Partnerships Model – An Award Winning
ArrangementBarbara Mands, Head of Childcare Strategy
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Definition
• Childcare networks across the city made up of schools, childminders, private nurseries and playgroups.
They focus on sufficient places to meet demand, flexibility 8am – 6pm and places being of high quality.
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Historical Context
Created in 2001 to offer four year old early education places.
LA proactive in its commitment to PVI – knowledge, expertise and skills.
National funding to create ‘wraparound care’ – five pilots
Full roll out of 31 partnerships in 3 years
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Early Years and Children’s Centres
Research The model has been the focus of five
independent/local research evaluations including Northumbria University and University of Oxford.
Taken as an example of ‘Understanding and Advancing Systems Leaderships in the Early Years’ University of London
Three separate national awards
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Childcare Hubs
Chosen by 4 children to be part of national programme based on our experience of developing partnership working.
Three Childcare Hubs from York + LA support hub
Purpose is to trial new ways of working to share with the rest of the Shared Foundation Partnerships – availability, flexibility & quality
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Early Years and Children’s Centres
Principles of the Partnerships
A sense of equal participation
No one sector dominating
All interests reflected in local planning
Building respectful relationships takes time for professional challenge to take place
Seamless transitionEarly Years and Children’s Centres
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Principles of the Partnerships Seamless transition
Quality provision – sharing best practice, moderation
Sharing of information eg resources/joint training
Supporting vulnerability
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The Model in Practice
Own unique identity and local brand
Meet termly
Regularly review action plan
Attend termly LA training
Receive annual LA letter
Central database of membership (SENCO/QTS)
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Branding
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Early Years and Children’s Centres
Benefits
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OfstedShared good practice
Networking
Professional development
Peer support
Joint moderation
Improved communication
Shared experiences & problems
Shared resources
Respect
Trust
Shared themes / topics
Improved links between settings / schools
Improved transitions Community events
Wraparound childcare
LA support
Better support for children with SEND & vulnerable children
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Childcare Hub Achievements Ongoing commitment to work with LA and share
good practice with rest of the partnerships
Strengthening membership of the hubs
Development of unique hub brands
Development of a widget
Assessing demand for two year old places and creating the places
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Childcare Hub Achievements Development of a guide ‘ Working with Parents
of Children with SEND’
Developing a hub ‘Local Offer’ statement
Contributing to a film clip to promote Shared Foundation Model
Planning Celebration Events – Summer Term
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Challenges for the Model Different levels of maturity
Continuity – changes in membership can affect momentum
Capacity – time to attend meetings etc
Effective SENCO support
Membership
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Next Steps Developing a Three Year Strategy to strengthen
the model
Launch of the strategy with Headteachers/senior leaders to raise profile of the model and strengthen commitment and support
Targetting LA support towards the hubs and share good practice with other partnerships
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Website
www.yor-ok.org.uk/shared-foundation-partnership.htm
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Contact details
01904 554371
Early Years and Children’s Centres
