Hampshire County Council Sufficiency Update s7

Hampshire County Council Sufficiency Update

AREA: South West

PERIOD: July – September 2010

REPORT BY: Sarah Davey Senior Development Officer (Childcare) [email protected] 023 80667360

Area Demographic Profile This information is provided by the Local Development Team and indicates any known changes in the demographic profile in the area. Some of the data may not be statistical but what is known locally from networking with agencies and settings.

Number and ages of children 30,599 0-16 years 2010 (Source Small Area Population Forecast)

Commuter Data 27,824 out commuters 19,820 in commuters Highest number of out commuters travel to Southampton Highest number of in commuter travel from Wiltshire (Source; Hampshire Economic Assessment 2010) Lone Parents Families Accessing Working Tax 13,900 families in the area are accessing Credit Working Tax Credit (Source; HM customs 2009) Employment Profiles and Income No change

Childcare Places Analysis This data is produced by the Local Development Team from known changes in the childcare market that have occurred in the period 1st July to 31st September 2010

Availability of Places During this reporting period there has been a small growth of places within the childminding sector with an additional 31 childcare places with 7 new registrations. The new childminders are spread over the New Forest district and mainly are in the Totton, Waterside and Marchwood areas. However this is balanced with a loss of 30 childminding places who in the main are in similar ward areas. The growth indicated is due to one organisation changing management structure and needing to close and reopen under a new registration. There has been a loss of three group settings from the Early Years register. One setting has become registered with the Independent Schools, another has closed due to personal issues, and the third was due to a low numbers within an out of school provision. New Provision This is data that is known to the Local Development Team of childcare developments that have completed registration in the period. Data includes all types of provision including childminders.

Age Registered Type of Ward Postcode Range Places setting Ashurst, SO40 7ED 16 Breakfast Copythorne Club South & Netley Marsh 3-7 Butts Ash and SO45 4HG 5 Childminde Dibden Purlieu 0-7 r Dibden and SO45 5SH 4 Childminde Hythe East 0-7 r Fernhill BH25 5GZ 4 Childminde 0-7 r Fordingbridge SP6 1HJ 24 Breakfast Club 0-7 Marchwood SO40 4YW 5 Childminde 0-7 r Marchwood SO40 4UW 4 Childminde 0-7 r Ringwood North BH24 1XZ 4 Childminde 0-7 r Totton East SO40 3PQ 5 Childminde 0-7 r Totton East SO40 3LN 16 Breakfast 0-7 Club 7 CM TOTAL 87 3 BC

Proposed Provision This data that is known to the Local Development Team of proposed childcare provision that is proposed to be developed. It is likely that these provisions have made application to OFSTED.

The local authority continues to work with potential childcare providers who plan to develop services in Lymington and Lyndhurst.

Provision under threat of closure This data is provided by the Local Development Team to indicate areas where childcare operations that are known to have difficulty in the childcare market.

Ward Post Code Age Range Registered Type of setting Places FDC/SC/OSC/CM Bransgore and BH 24 2-5 26 FDC Burley Total

Comment: The above provision is still at risk of closure do to premises issues. The setting is working closely with the parish council and the local authority to ensure that the premises can continue to be fit to deliver childcare services in the future.

Provision Closed This data provided by Local Development Team of known closures of childcare operations in the period.

Age Registered Ward Postcode Range places Type of setting Ashurst, SO40 7ED 16 Out of School Day Copythorne South Care & Netley Marsh 0-7 Bramshaw, SO43 7JE 6 Childminder Copythorne North and Minstead 0-7 Buckland SO41 9LN 0-7 6 Childminder Butts Ash and SO45 4LU 5 Childminder Dibden Purlieu 0-7 Dibden and Hythe SO45 5TD 4 Childminder East 0-7 Fordingbridge SP6 1HJ 24 Out of School Day Care 0-7 Fordingbridge SP6 1PZ 26 Sessional Day Care 0-7 Hythe West and SO45 5NQ 5 Childminder Langdown Aged 5 - 7 Lyndhurst SO43 7AF 16 Full Day Care 0-7 Milton BH25 6DS 24 Out of School Day Care 0-7 Milton BH25 6SY 6 Full Day Care

0-5 Totton Central SO40 8SS 0-7 4 Childminder Totton East SO40 3LN 16 Out of School Day Care 0-7 6 CM 4 OOS TOTAL 158 2 DN

Comment: There have been 30 childminding places lost from 6 registered childminders. Most of our new places balance with the losses across the wards, however the loss of 6 places in the Bramshaw Copythorne North and Minstead ward leaves this ward depleted in childcare places All of the out of school provision apart from the setting at Milton have reopened under new registration therefore the only loss of places in the Out of School sector is 24 places. The 6 full day care places in Milton have been offer by the provider at another location. In the Fordingbridge ward one sessional day care setting closed due to the death of the owner, work is being undertaken to ascertain the childcare needs in the area.

Development of provision for Special Needs

Ward Post Code Age Range Registered Type of setting Places FDC/SC/OSC/ CM Becton BH25 3-8 32 Out of School care Butts Ash and SO45 4JX 4-8 32 Out of School Dibden care Fawley and SO45 1XA 3-8 20 Out of School Blackfield Care Fordingbridge SP6 3-8 24 Out of School Care Forest North BH24 3NF 3-16 30 Full Day Care West Lyndhurst SO43 7BB 2-5 20 Sessional Care Marchwood SO40 4ZE 3-8 20 Out of School Care Ringwood BH24 1RR 3-8 74 Full Day Care North Totton SO40 2-5 26 Sessional Care Central Totton East SO40 0-5 122 Full Day Care SO40 3GZ 0-5 16 Full Day Care SO40 3LN 3-8 16 OSC

Totton North SO40 2ZZ 3-8 40 Out of School Care Totton South SO40 3-7 16 OSC SO40 0-5 30 Full Day Care Totton West SO40 2-5 38 Sessional Care SO40 8EF 0-7 15 Childminder Total Comment: Although all settings are inclusive the providers included in the list above have all been able to provide placements for children who have additional needs and are eligible for Childcare Inclusion Funding (ChIF) or Aiming High additional funding streams.

Development of provision to offer 15 hours early education This provides information of the number early education and childcare settings that can offer 15 hours early education. From July 2010 there were 81 of the 87 (93.10%) of settings offering Extended Flexible Entitlement. From September 2010 there were 83 of the 86 settings offering Extended Flexible Entitlement (96.5%)

Ward Post Code Age Registered Type of setting Range Places FDC/SC/OSC/CM Ashurst SO40 7ED 2-5 26 FDC Copythorne SO40 7GL 2-5 26 FDC South and Netley Marsh Barton BH25 7NA 2-5 26 SDC Becton BH25 5AQ 2-5 26 SDC BH25 5AA 2-5 20 SDC BH25 7AQ 2-5 50 FDC Bashley BH25 5SB 2-5 22 SDC BH25 5NY 2-5 26 SDC BH25 5SU 1-5 76 FDC Blackfield and SO45 2GD 3 months 61 FDC Langley – 5 SO45 1DZ As above 30 FDC S045 1XA 2-5 26 SDC Boldre and SO41 5QG 2-5 26 SDC Sway SO41 5ZG 2- 5 20 SDC SO41 6BA 2-5 26 FDC SO41 5RP 2-5 72 FDC Bransgore BH23 8AY 2-5 26 FDC and Sopley BH23 8DD 2-5 20 FDC Bramshaw SO40 2NZ 2-5 26 FDC Copythorne North and Minstead Brockenhurst SO42 7RY 2-5 26 SDC and Forest SO42 YRY 3 months South East SO42 YWL – 5 74 FDC 2-5 18 SDC

Buckland SO41 9GP 2-5 20 SDC

Butts Ash and SO45 3QR 2-5 20 SDC Dibden SO45 4JX 2-5 20 SDC Purlieu SO45 4PT 2-5 22 SDC Dibden and SO45 5DB 0-4 50 FDC Hythe SO45 5TN 2-5 26 Downlands SP6 2NE 2-5 12 SDC and Forest SP6 3LF 2-5 10 FDC Fawley and SO45 2LF 18 months 30 FDC Holbury – 5 yrs SO45 2HW 2-5 24 FDC SO45 2QG 2-5 24 SDC

SO45 1EB 2-5 24 FDC SO45 1DD 2-5 26 FDC

Forest North SP6 2QH 2-5 20 SDC West SP6 2AL 2-5 26 SDC BH24 3NF 0-5 86 FDC Fordingbridge SP6 1JF 2-5 35 FDC SP6 INS 3-7 30 FDC Hordle SO41 0JY 2-5 24 SDC SO41 0FP 2-5 36 SDC Hythe South SO45 6ET 0-5 40 FDC Lymington SO41 8FD 2-5 18 SDC Lyndhurst SO43 7BB 2-5 20 FDC Marchwood SO40 4ZE 2-5 20 FDC SO40 4WB 2-5 26 FDC Milford SO41 0TP 0-8 20 FDC SO41 0RF 2-5 24 FDC Milton BH25 6BE 2-5 26 FDC BH25 6DQ 2-5 26 SDC BH25 6RS 2-5 26 FDC Pennington SO41 0FP 2-5 48 SDC SO41 8HF 2-6 46 FDC Ringwood BH24 1JQ 2-5 26 SDC North BH24 1RR 3 months – 5 yrs 70 FDC Ringwood BH24 3AS 2-5 20 SDC South BH24 1TY 2-5 26 SDC BH24 1DL 2-5 26 SDC BH24 1UR 2-5 26 FDC BH24 1DW 2-5 26 FDC Totton SO40 8DA 2-5 26 SDC Central SO40 3DW 2-5 26 FDC

Totton East SO40 3BA 2-5 24 SDC SO40 9HL 0-8 20 FDC SO40 3GZ 0-5 122 FDC SO40 3LZ 0-5 16 FDC Totton North SO40 3JA 2-5 24 FDC Totton South SO40 9GF 3 months 30 FDC – 5 SO40 8WU 2-5 38 SDC SO40 9FG 2-5 30 FDC Totton West SO40 3ZX 0-5 40 FDC Sway SO41 6BB 2-5 14 SDC SO41 6FR 2-5 24 SDC

Development of Childminder Networks

There are currently 32 Childminders on the New Forest Network, with a further 6 under going Initial Assessment to join. The network childminders are made up of 13 are Support Childminders, 18 are Community Childminders and 26 are Approved EYE Providers. During this reporting period there were 16 Childminders claim Early Years Education funding for a total of 26 children. A briefing session for those wanting to become childminders was held on at the beginning of September with 20 attendees, and of these 11 have gone onto to complete the Diploma in Home based Childcare course. There was a speech and language workshop held in September for all registered childminders and 20 Childminders attended. Community Childminding Training within the New Forest was held at the end of the September, where a further 7 Childminders became trained to provide services for the SPACE project.

There are 4 network childminders approved to deliver services as part of a targeted project to provide funded sessions for 2 year old children in the Waterside area.

Development of Extended Schools Activities and Out of School/Holiday Provision

There is a plan for a school based out of school provision to offer services before and after school in the Sway area. Work continues with the Early Years settings who are planning to expand their services to provide holiday care for older children in the Waterside area. There are waiting lists at three out of school groups, these are in the Ringwood South area and Ashurst. Groups in these areas are investigating the possibility of expanding their provision.

Holiday care over the summer holidays has generally been well attending both with the formal registered provision and the extended services activities. These included over 1700 children attending a range of events held in the Waterside area with the Sports in the Park scheme.

Parental Demand Enquires were limited from families effected by the setting closure in the Fordingbridge area and the childcare needs were able to be met in the main by the settings in the local community. There have been a number of referrals made for the targeted 2 year old funding pilot and there are 10 children accessing up to 10 hours of Early Education funding.

Grant Funding

Ward Post Code Type of Registered Type of setting Grant Places FDC/SC/OSC/ CM Boldre and SO41 6AE Start Up 16 Out of School Sway

Other A number of the childcare provision in the New Forest area have had to consider alternative funding streams following the withdrawal of the PVI capital grant programme funds by government. The local development team have been actively supporting these and other settings who have been effected by the changes to the Early Education Funding allocation.

Conclusion The numbers of settings providing the fifteen hours entitlement has grown with a very small number of the Early Years settings not providing Early Years Education places. The local development team have offered support to the local community in the Fordingbridge area where we had an unexpected setting closure, this work will continue and an assessment of the market need when considering developing alternative childcare services. The expansion of childminders joining the network services supports the overall childcare offer in the more rural communities in the New Forest well. We will continue to work with new and existing providers to meet the childcare needs in the areas where there is a shortfall of places these include Lyndhurst, New Milton, Marchwood, and Lyndhurst. Analysis continues from the parental survey that has been undertaken to ascertain the demands in the area, and this is indicating that there is still a unmet demand for holiday and out of school provision across the area for children of all ages.