Isle of Wight Council CHILDREN’S SERVICES CHILDCARE SUFFICENCY ASSESSMENT 2014 - 2017
CHILDCARE SUFFICIENCY REPORT – Select Committee – July 16th 2015
Document Information
Title: Children’s Services Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Status: Final
Current Version: V1
Author: Gillian Pink, Childcare Sufficiency Officer, Learnin & Development, Children’s Services Directorate [email protected] (01983) 823153 – (01983) 821000 - 8414
Sponsor: John Coughlan CBE, Director of Children’s Services Children’s Services Directorate [email protected] (01983) 821000
Consultation: 1nd March 2015 - 17th May 2015 Pre-schools Schools including parents o Via Questionnaire to parents
Family Information Zone
Approved by: Director of Children’s Services Approval Date:
Review Refreshed every one year Frequency: Next Review: June 2016
Version History Version Date Description V1 3 June 2015 Initial draft V2 14. July 2015 Final draft V3 30 July 2015 Final
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Contents
Document Information 2 Contents 3 1 Executive Summary 4 2 Introduction 6 3 What is Childcare 6 4 Local Context 7 5 Population - Demography 9 6 The Welfare Reform agenda and links with Childcare 10 7 Quality of Provision 18 8 Overview of Isle of Eight Early Years & Childcare Market 18
9 Early Years Education – Funding Trends 23 10 Average Childcare Costs 26 11 Provider Sustainability and Demand Trends 17 12 Growth of Places 20 Summary Appendix 1: Provider list Appendix 2 Indices of Multiple Deprivation Appendix 3 Early Years Single Funding Formula Factors Appendix 4 Help with childcare costs Appendix 5 Locality Map Vision Statement – Recommendation for Action Plan
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1. Executive Summary
The Childcare Act 2006 gives the Local Authority a key role in shaping the childcare market and the Isle of Wight County Council has been committed to working with providers from the Private, Voluntary and Independent Sectors (PVI) and the maintained sector, to create a strong, sustainable and diverse childcare market that meets the needs of parents/carers. Local Authorities are required under the Act; Section 6 to ensure that there is sufficient, quality, flexible, sustainable childcare and for parents and carers. The Act also places a duty on the local authority to report on the sufficiency and provision of early year’s education.
This assessment analyses the demographic and population data available and provides an up-date on the authorities’ current ability to meet its sufficiency duty and considers the impact legislative changes are having on the demand for childcare.
The assessment confirms that provision of Early Years and Childcare on the Isle of Wight is flexible and reflects changing need in relation to the continued social economic profile.
Key findings are:
a) The childcare market across the Isle of Wight has increased by 353 places since the 2011 Childcare Sufficiency assessment with the number of Day-care providers’ remaining relatively stable and sustainable within the three locality areas. Although fluctuation has occurred within the sector with day-care provisions changing registration status the average number of day care provision providing Early Years funded placements on the Island has remained comparable during and since the school re-organisation process.
b) The 'Mid 2013 population estimate' shows the population of children across the Isle of Wight 0-4 have increased by 2.2 % since 2012 estimate. Population estimates indicate the 0-4 population reaches its peak in 2016 declines steadily until 2033 when it begins to increase. Live Birth data is currently lower than population estimates.
c) The proportion of pensioners on the Isle of Wight remains higher than other parts of the county according to the latest (Census Mid estimate 2013), and is estimated to continue to grow.
d) Capacity growth against predicted 0-4 population statistics would indicate that overall sufficient places are available to cover expected growth. However, capacity may become an issue when the governments’ plans to introduce 30 hours of provision for working parents are implemented by 2017. The Local authority would be heavily reliant on schools and the Private and Voluntary sector to expand their services to cover early year’s age range or the PVI sector expanding their businesses. Currently it is not possible to estimate additional demand as the 30 hour offer has not yet been defined. However we are aware that parents are not traditionally taking up their full entitlement, therefore future exploration for reasons behind low take up will take place.
e) The assessment has identified, one local town within the North East Locality as providing insufficient early education places within local vicinity, although sufficient 4
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places are available within the Early Help locality, these are not within walking distance of parents. Plans are in place to address this issue and Capital funding agreed. f) During the last twelve months 2 year old capacity has increased with 350 new childcare places being developed through the Government’s incentive capital grant funding to accommodate the overall demand across the Island. g) The number of 2 year olds accessing Early Years Education Entitlement has increased, and currently stands at 71.5%, against the latest Department of Work & Pension eligibility figures, higher than the National average 62.6% and the South East region average of 67.5%. £10,000 has been allocated to continue the marketing programme to augment take-up. This includes: i. Island wide Radio Campaign ii. Information Posters/Leaflets & Business cards iii. Facebook iv. Local Media – adverts in Rainbow Directory/Beacon/County Press [inclusive of web-tile links on associated sites] v. Webpage vi. Direct targeting of parents on DWP lists - In the meantime, brokerage of places is supported through the Family Information Service. - The overall quality of early year’s providers is being maintained 87% being rated by Ofsted as Good or Outstanding. - The availability of childcare places has increased over the last twelve months with further capacity expected by January 2016. - The number of childminders offering funded placements has increased by 80% over the last twelve months. h) The Isle of Wight is also actively increasing awareness of both the funding entitlement of three and four year olds. This is being achieved through the Early Years Sufficiency team, the Family Information Zone, Health visitors, Barnardo’s Early Help Centres, local authority website, radio campaign and providers raising parental awareness. i) Further analysis of the childcare market planned will continue to ensure demand continue to meet needs.
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2. Introduction
2.1.1 To report to the Isle of Wight Select Committee on the outcomes of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2014 – 2015, including the finding from consultation with parents/carers.
2.1.2 The Childcare Act 2006 requires local authorities to improve outcomes for all young children, reduce inequalities and ensure there is sufficient high quality early ears provision and childcare meets needs.
2.1.3 From April 2008, section 6 of the Childcare Act placed a duty on Local authorities to secure sufficient childcare, so far as reasonably; to enable parents/carers to access employment or training. Section 11 provides a duty for Local authorities to assess
The supply and demand for childcare and develop a strategy that meets identified needs.
2.1.4 Under new statutory guidance (September 2013) Local authorities are no longer required to present their sufficiency assessment to the Secretary of State, but are required to report annually to elect council members on how they are meeting their duty to secure sufficient childcare and make this report available and accessible to parents.
2.1.5 Local authorities are responsible for determining the appropriate level of detail in their report, geographical division and date of publication. The Isle of Wight Council published its last Childcare Sufficiency Assessment in 2010 and undertook a mini review in 2012.
2.1.6 This report provides an up to date assessment of the supply and demand of childcare within the Isle of Wight and processes future actions.
3. What is Childcare?
Childcare is defined in Section 18 of the Act “as any form of care for a child”, including “education … and any other supervised activity”.
In the Childcare Act 2006, ‘Early Years Provision’ means childcare for a child aged
from birth until 31st August following the child’s 5th birthday and ‘Later Years Provision’
means childcare for a child from 1st September following the child’s 5th birthday until the
child reaches 18. (See sections 20 & 96 (6) of the Act.) Childcare includes some
‘supervised’ activities for under 18 year olds. This may overlap with local authorities’
duties under section 507B of the Education Act 1996, to secure sufficient leisure
activities’ for 13-19 year olds.
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3.1.1 Ofsted1 [Office for Standards in Education] registered childcare is paid for by parents and is in addition to the free early years education entitlement for 2/3 and 4 year olds. The local authorities’ sufficiency duty refers to both types of provision. Local authorities are required by legislation to secure early education places offering 570 hours, from providers registered on the Ofsted Early Years Register.
3.1.2 The Childcare Act 2006, Section 7 establishes that all Local Authorities must secure sufficient free early years provision for all eligible children. All three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours per week of free early years provision, up to a maximum of 570 hours per year from the start of term following the child’s third birthday until the child starts statutory schooling. In September 2013 this was extended to provide free early years education to 20% disadvantaged two year olds and increased in September 2014 to 40%.
3.1.3 Local Authorities must have regard to the ‘2Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for local authorities’ when discharging sufficiency duty.
3.1.4 If challenged, a local authority may be called upon to demonstrate how it has done all that it can to secure sufficiency, taking into account these constraints. 4. Local Context
4.1.1 The Isle of Wight is situated within the South East Region of Great Britain and covers an area of 45 square miles. An estimated population of 138,748 was identified at the last census (mid-estimate 2013) with 6, 605 children (aged 0 – 4) forming 4.77 % of the islands population.
4.1.2 This review measures the childcare market and tests whether the supply and childcare places across the Island are sufficient to meet the demands from parents in each Isle of Wight Early Help locality. There have been substantial changes across both local and national local authority services within the last three years which have impacted on the Early Years and Childcare sector.
4.1.3 The Isle of Wight Council published its last annual Childcare Sufficiency review in March 2012 following a full childcare sufficiency assessment in 2011. Since that time the Island has undergone a period of substantial change within the school sector moving from a 3 tier system (primary, middle & high) to a two tier system (primary and secondary).
4.1.4 Part of the Isle of Wight Council’s overall approach to regeneration was to raise the standards of educational attainment and opportunity on the Island. This directly impacted upon the childcare provision on the Island, 66.6% of the island private and voluntary provision is based within primary school sites. As a result of the change many schools and their attached pre-school moved sites or were amalgamated. This resulted in a period of influx across the Island with childcare providers having to re- structure and re-register their childcare provisions to re-establish their childcare businesses into the facilities available to them.
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4.1.5 Although Fluctuation has occurred within the sector with day-care provisions changing registration status the average number of day care provision providing Early Years funded placements on the Island has remained relatively stable during and since the school re-organisation process.
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5. Population “Demography”
5.1.1 Local data has been drawn from a number of sources to provide an overview of the Isle of Wight in terms of population, live birth data, demographics, economic factors, housing and regeneration. Data from different sources have been drawn from different time periods and may not therefore be directly comparable but combine is illustrative of the local profile across the Isle of Wight.
5.1.2 To effectively measure sufficiency we must consider population levels and the number of people living or travelling across the island who may require childcare. Following an upward trend the ONS Mid-2013 3population estimates, the proportion of pensioners on the Isle of Wight remains far higher than other parts of the country as first identified through the 2011 Census. The ONS indicates the number of ‘usual residents’ rose from 132,731 in 2001 to an estimated 138.000 in 2011, an increase of 4%. The Island’s overall population is projected to continue to increase by 8% over the next ten years which is in line with England and the South East, with indication that the largest increase (25.4%) being in the 65+ age group.
5.1.3 There is a projected decrease of the number of people classed within working age limit of 16-24 from 59.56% to 52% (7%) of the Islands population. This decrease could potentially have an impact potentially on downward birth trends and on the number of people of working age who enter childcare as a profession.
32.61% of the Isle of Wight population are over retirement age, 59.56 % are of working age (16-64 years).
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Population Breakdown (aged 0 – 17 years)
The Child [aged 0-17 population (office for National Statistics (ONS)) Mid-2013 estimates] across the Island broken down into locality areas:
5.1.4 Mid-2013 estimate identifies the island under 4 populations to be 6,605 a minimal increase of 0.84%,from 2012 estimate. 4 year olds make up 27.1% of the 0-17 population.
0-17 inclusive 0 – 4 inclusive
North East Wight 9,505 34.7% 2,064 8%
South Wight 7,049 25.8% 1,662 6%
West & Central 10,797 39.5% 3,444 13% Wight
Isle of Wight Total 27,351 100% 6,605 24.1%
5.15 The following table gives the percentage and number of children broken down into the three locality areas:
5.1.6 If we increase the age range we look at statistical data shows that the Mid 2013 estimate projection for the 0-5 population shows a steady average increase of 0.5% until 2017 where estimated population drops by 0.85% in 2018. A steady decline of the 0-5 population is then predicted which continues through to 2034 where it begins a steady incline. Following this line the 0-5 population will reach
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its peak in 2016 Live birth data
5.1.7 In comparison, live birth population data provides forecasts based on the number of births occurring in a given year. The use of NHS statistical data provides a clearer picture of the current situation and indicates that there are currently 5,963 0-4 year olds living on the Isle of Wight which is less that the ONS estimates. Broken down into the three locality areas these equate to:
Early Help Locality 0-4 year old Live Birth [March 2015] North East 1,811 30.3% West & Central 2,193 36.7% South Wight 1,504 25.2% TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS 5,963 100%
5.1.8 Birth rate is one of the major drivers of population change which can have an immediate impact on the demand for childcare services. Live birth data shows that over the last four years 2011-2014 on average 1,420 children aged 0-4 years have been born each year on the Island.
5.1.9 If we look at ‘Live birth projection’ data (NHS – Isle of Wight - May 2015 - linear projection4) for the Island which is based upon past trends using 2002 as a baseline.
The Live birth projection data would suggest an increase of average 24 births each year to 2021 which represents less than 2% per annum but with a net effect of 12% based on the year groups moving forward. Both the live birth projection and actual live birth data figures are lower than the mid 2013 ONS population estimates indicating that the birth rate is lower than predication. 6. The Welfare Reform agenda and links with childcare
6.1.1 Child Poverty is measured as the proportion of children living in households with an income below 60% of the contemporary median household income. The Governments Childcare policy is aimed at
4 Linear Trends -this data is a projection based on regression linear formulas and does not take into account future migration or amount of women at birthing age.” 10
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attracting more families back into work.
The reform of the welfare system and the moves to incentivise work has meant that any barriers to making work pay, such as the availability and affordability of childcare have become intrinsically linked to the design of a reformed welfare and benefits system.
6.1.2 Children and young people under the age of 20 years make up 21% of the population of the Isle of Wight. (Source: Mid-2013 population estimate) 6.0% of school children are from a minority ethnic group. The level of poverty is higher than the national average (20.6%) and South East region (15.1%) with 21.1% of children (Under 16 years) living in poverty. [See: DwP - Low income Families].
6.1.3 This equates to 5,360 children in poverty with nearly two-thirds (64.1% of all children in poverty come from a lone parent household (3,440).
6.1.4 11 areas on the island are higher than 30% poverty including parts of Ryde, Newport, Osbourne and Ventnor; with one area (Ryde, St John’s WA) with (48.1%) of child poverty (all children). Over time there has been a slight decrease in poverty both nationally and locally, the Isle of Wight decreasing from 22% (2010 under 16’s) to 21.1% (2011 under 16’s). The rate of family homelessness is better than the England average. (Source: Joint needs assessment – Isle of Wight September 2013) % of children in Poverty 2008 – 2011 Region Age Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 England Under 16 21.6% 21.9% 21.1% 20.6%
All Children 20.9% 21.3% 20.6% 20.1% South Under 16 15.2% 16% 15.5% 15.1% East All Children 14.5% 15.4% 15% 14.6% Isle of Under 16 21.0% 22.5% 22% 21.1% Wight All Children 20.2% 21.5% 21.1% 20.3% This suggests that ensuring sufficient affordable childcare is critical in specific areas of the Isle of Wight to help families improve their financial circumstances.
Deprivation
6.1.5 The Isle of Wight covers an area of 145 square miles. ONS Mid population estimates 2013 give an overall estimated population of 138,748 living on the Isle of Wight, 4.77% being within the 0-4 age range.
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6.1.6 The Isle of Wight has 89 Lower Output Areas (LSOA’s) with 23 of them within the 30% most deprived LSOAs in England, according to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010 (the most recent deprivation rates published) Five LSOAs are within the 20% most deprived LSOAs in England. Within the IMD LA National rankings the Isle of Wight sits at position 126, Appendix 1.
6.1.7 The Island’s childcare services work within three locality areas, (Appendix 2). On 1st April 2015, the local authority redesigned these localities to fit into the new commissioning framework with Barnardo’s being commissioned as the management organisation for early help services for children aged 0-19 and their families. Barnardo’s will work closely with the local authority through their children centres’ in supporting the take-up of two year old places from disadvantaged families within their reach area/s.
Ethnicity
6.1.8 Black and Minority Ethnic Communities and Travellers:
The 2011 Census identified that 2.7% of the Island’s population are from a Black or Minority Ethnic background (BME). These Local figures compare to the UK average of 20.2%. With the Island having such a small percentage of BME Communities it is a greater challenge to ensure the views and needs of such groups are taken into specific consideration, but views are included within the wider analysis.
6.1.9 Children living in deprived areas’ are more likely to have poor outcomes. Therefore ensuring there is sufficient high quality early years education in these areas and that there are good levels of take-up and will help to improve life chances.
Unemployment and Economic Inactivity
6.2.1 Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claims have decreased nationally between 2010 and 2014 and this has also been the case on the Isle of Wight. However, the March 2013 Job Seeker Allowance statistics show that the Isle of Wight has a higher than average out of work population compared with England and the South East Region, with 1,823 people seeking employment.
6.2.2. The (JSA) is paid to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking work; of at least 40 hours a week.
IOW IOW % SE% Britain% All 1,823 2.3 1.2 2
Males 1,217 3 1.6 2.5 Females 606 1.5 0.9 1.4
Source: ONS claimant counts with rate and proportions: Note % is a proportion of resident population of area aged 16 – 64 and gender
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6.2.3 In the North East Wight locality, the percentage of JSA claimants in May 2014 aged 16- 19 compared with all claimants (160-64) is 6.86% which is the highest of all three localities. In the South Wight locality the percentage is 3.45%. In the West & Central Wight locality, the percentage is 2.61% which is the lowest of the three localities.
On the Isle of Wight as a JSA - claimants - March 2015
whole, the percentage of 3 All Males Females 6.16 compared with 6.23% in 2.5 2.3 the South East and 5.88% in 2 1.6 1.5 1.4 England. 1.2 0.9 6.2.4 In September 2014, the Government using a phased IOW % SE% Britain% approach extended the school leaving age from 16 to 17 (2014) 18 (2015), which will have had an impact on the number of 16-18 year olds claiming JSA in the future as more young people continue with their education and training (Source: ONS via NOMIS - http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157281/report.aspx)
6.2.5 Although the total Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants on the Island are higher than the South East they are broadly similar to the England average. North East Wight has a much higher level than the island but both South Wight and West and Central are much lower. Unemployment rates for males are double of that for females across the Isle of Wight (3% & 1.5% respectively); however women have a higher rate of economic inactivity. The different rate is likely because of the result of the longer period of time that women take off work to bring up their children. The Isle of Wight has a higher percentage of retired population 24.8% compared to the South East 16.3% and England 14.5%. (Source: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157281/report.aspx#tabquals)
6.2.6 Children from out of work families can be affected by childcare supply; lack of suitable and affordable childcare is a barrier to parents accessing work or training. Families who are out of work and not actively seeking employment may not need a childcare place. Affordability is also a factor, where there are high levels of unemployment, there is reduced demand for paid-or childcare compared to areas with lower levels of unemployment, this can impact on the sustainability and viability of childcare provisions in areas of deprivation. People are described as economically inactive when they are without a job and have not actively sought work in the last four weeks and are not available to start work in the next two weeks.
Vulnerable Family Childcare Needs - Two Year Old Place Funding
6.3.1 The Children’s Plan (2007) outlined the Government’s intention to offer funded childcare places for Britain’s most vulnerable two year olds. This offer was extended in ‘Next Steps for Early Learning and Childcare’ (2009). The Government continues to support the expansion of childcare for disadvantaged two year olds and consulted on the first phase of an additional expansion to 20% of 2 year olds from September 2013. Implementation of the Education Act 2011, required local authorities to provide educational placements for 40% of eligible two year olds.
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6.3.2 In September 2012 the Government provided local authorities with Capital and Trajectory funding to support the delivery of new nursery and child-minding places for eligible two year olds. The Isle of Wight was allocated 200,000 Capital funding, to enable an extension of two year old places. Providers had the opportunity of bidding for Capital funds in two rounds to support them in extending / renovating their provision to enhance their two year old placements. A set criterion was established to ensure funds were allocated and spent appropriately. Grants were awarded to be spent within a set period of time as outlined within individualised contracts.
6.3.3 The Isle of Wight is committed to developing high quality early years and childcare provision and a capital grant was made available to all eligible providers without discrimination, through an open, fair and inclusive process.
Capital Grant purpose:
Create new additional places in areas of high demand across the Isle of Wight, 350 new places have been developed across the Island. Enhance existing provision for providers already delivering to larger cohorts of eligible children; To enable two year olds to access the environment safely ensuring accessibility and safeguarding of children.
Funded organisations are required to keep financial records and comply with the local authority monitoring processes.
Changing the age range of schools to take two year olds as pupils 6.3.4 The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act (2015)5, by amending The Childcare Act (2006), has removed the requirement for schools6 to register their early years provision for two-year-olds separately with Ofsted, so long as it meets certain requirements. This came into force on 26th May 2015.
6.3.5 Maintained schools can run a nursery for children two to four years of age, and can lower their age ranges by up to two years without having to follow a formal statutory process. An Academy or Free School will need to submit a fast-track request to lower their age ranges by up to two years. This does not need a formal business case. If a maintained school, academy or free school is changing its age range by more than two years (for example, moving from a 5-11 age range to a 2-11 range) a formal process still needs to be followed. Details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-organisation-maintained-schools
Universal Free Early Years Educational Funding for 3 & 4 year olds.
6.4.1 The Early Years Entitlement for 3-4 year old children is a universal entitlement. All providers registered on the Isle of Wight Local Authority ‘Directory of Providers’ to offer Childcare and Early Education places are required to comply with the Equalities Act 2010.
5 Small Business, Enterprise and Employment (SBEE Act (2015))
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6.4.2 The number of children benefitting from some funded early education is calculated on termly headcount data. To calculate take-up rates for 3 & 4 year the Department for Education DfE, uses the ONS mid-population estimate. For two year olds, take-up rates are expressed as a proportion of the estimated eligible population
6.4.3 The Early Years Single Funding Formula [EYSFF] determines the hourly rate to be paid to each setting providing early year’s education. The hourly rate is fixed at the beginning of the financial year starting from 1 April. The EYSFF has a fixed base rate and a variable rate for two elements, deprivation and flexibility. The flexibility rate is determined by the services offered – the choice of start and finish times for children
6.4.4 A Deprivation supplement is paid based upon ‘The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index’. (IDACI) is an index of deprivation used in the United Kingdom. The index is calculated by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and measures in a local area the proportion of children under the age of 16 that live in low income households.
Early Years Pupil Premium
6.5.1 The introduction of the new Early Years Pupil Premium from April 2015, to support disadvantaged 3 & 4 year olds requires the local authority to pass on local Providers an allocation of 53p per hour, (£310 per year – a child accessing full entitlement) per child to all eligible 3 & 4 year old children who meet the criteria. The premium is available for all 3 & 4 year olds who access early educational placements and meet the criteria for ‘free school meals’; the local authority is required to pass on the maximum entitlement.
6.5.2 In order for providers to access the funding parents have to submit an application form and the local authority then has to check eligibility using the DwP eligibility checking service.
6.5.3 The Government have predicted that 372 children are eligible to receive the Early Years Pupil Premium Supplement on the Isle of Wight, and have provided £107,242 funding for an additional 355 (PTE) children. To-date 109, 3 & 4 year olds (29.30%) applications have been checked as eligible for the supplementary funding, equating to 20673.5 funded Hours.
6.5.4 High quality early years education has been demonstrated to make a significant difference in closing the attainment gap. Therefore it is important to ensure the childcare market is specifically takes into account the needs of children who are at risk of poor outcomes.
6.5.5 School Census data 2013 identifies 1,325 (14.8%) of the 8,916 children on roll were accessing free school meals. This was 4.4% lower than the Government eligibility estimate of 1711.
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Strengthening Families Programme [SFP]
6.6.1 Number of SFP referrals from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015. As part of the Liberal & Conservative Governments support for families, the ‘Troubled Families’ initiative, known as the ‘Strengthening Families programme on the Isle of Wight encourages local authorities to work with families’ to:
Get children back into school Reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour Put adults on a path back to work Reduce the high costs placed on the public sector each year 6.6.2 In total, the Strengthening family team have supported 142 families in total, 64 families had children under the age of five years.’
Number of Referred Families No. of % of % of with children < 5yrs families Locality 64 In Programme 10 56% 16% NE Not in Programme 8 44% 13% Area referrals: 18 28% In Programme 15 68% 23% SW Not in Programme 7 32% 11% Area referrals: 22 34% In Programme 20 83% 31% W&C Not in Programme 4 17% 6% Area referrals: 24 38% Total Referrals: 64
Children in care (CIC)
6.7.1 At the end of March 2015, there were 222 young children and young people who were being looked after by the Isle of Wight local authority; this represents 74% per 10,000 of the under 18 population (higher than the national – 60.0 per 10.000)
6.7.2 Local authority statistics at the end of March in age range:
- Of the 1 to 4 age range, 13 (5.8%) 4 year olds - (1.8%) & 9 three year olds (4%) (All of which would receive universal free entitlement). - 8, two year olds who as CIC children were entitled to and received two year old funding and; - 4 one year olds.
Child Protection (CP)
6.8.1 79% of Children 0-17 years - (205) living on the Isle of Wight became subject to a child protection plan during 2013 – 14.
Rate per 10,000, (Source: Isle of Wight Local Safeguarding Unit) National published data 31/3/2014
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6.8.2 There are currently 247 children 0 – 17 on the child protection register, 75 (30.36%) of which are in the 0 – 4 age range; this equates to 1.13% of the 0=4 population. Source: Local LSCB statistics as at 8th July 2015
SEN & Disability reforms, [SEND]
6.9.1 The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning and development of children 0-5 years old and supports an integrated approach where no child or family suffer discrimination. All Private, Voluntary & Independent providers support an integrated approach and offer placements to children with Special Educational needs and/or disability.
6.9.2 A total of 391 (8.3%) of statutory school aged children on the Isle of Wight are in receipt of some SEN support. Approximately 4% (71) of children 0 – 4 year olds of age, accessing early educational funding (January census 2015) were identified as having special educational needs.
6.9.3 From September 2014, every local Authority is required to publish information about services they expect to be available in their area for children and young people from birth to 25 who have special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND); and also services outside of the area which children and young people will use. This is known as the ‘Local Offer’. Information regarding the Isle of Wight ‘Local Offer’ can be found online at ‘Local Offer’
6.9.4 The Early Years SEN Advisory team support children 0 - 4 in early year’s settings and their own homes: - Number of children 0-4 supported (Inclusion) [April 2015 – June 2015] o North East Wight - 12 children (0.18%) o West & Central – 28 children (0.42%) o South Wight – 9 (0.13%) - Number of children supported (Portage Caseload) [April 2015 – June 2015] Core Portage (SEN into homes) o North East Wight - 26 children (0.05%) o West & Central – 17 children (0.06%) o South Wight – 19 (0.10%) - Number of ‘High Needs’ children attending specialist school [Medina House] provision from each locality. o North East Wight - 2 children (0.03%) o West & Central – 1 child (0.01%) o South Wight – 3 (0.04%) The percentage of children under the age of 16 claiming Disability allowance is minimal.
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7. Quality of Childcare Provision
7.1.1 Ofsted statistics (December 2014) show the Island to have achieved an average 83% ‘Good & ‘Outstanding’ combined judgements, lower than the national average. However to take into consideration, in proportion 9% of Island Early Years day-care provisions are awaiting an inspection after initial registration.
7.1.2 Out of the 49 inspections received within the last Inspection cycle across the Isle of Wight, the percentage of Early Education Day care providers achieving a Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcome stands at 87% slightly higher than the current national average of 86%.
7.1.3 20.1.5 Ofsted’s December 2014 table shows the percentage of good or outstanding judgements in the Isle of Wight compared with our statistical neighbours’, as at December 2014.
Childminder Inspections.
7.1.4 78% [33] of childminders on the Isle of Wight received a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Judgement, 19% [8] received requires improvement whilst 2% [1] were ‘inadequate’. The Good and outstanding judgements are lower than the National average which stands at 82%. Inadequate judgements are comparable.
(Source: Ofsted Data View – as at 31st December 2014)
8. Overview of the Isle of Wight local Early Years & Childcare Market SUPPLY OF CHILDCARE
This section provides an overview of childcare market broken down into Early Help Locality level which aids service delivery and planning.
8.1.1 Assessing the volume of childcare is complex, childcare can be broken down by location, type Ofsted7 registered or non-registered provider; (voluntary/private/maintained/childminder/nursery/Early Help centre; community nursery), type of childcare (full-time/ Part-time/, day-care/after-school care/holiday provision) age range (under five/five to eight/over eights) etc.
Number of Day-care Early Education & Childcare Providers
8.1.2 The childcare provision on the Isle of Wight, in the main is provided by the private, voluntary and independent sector. (PVI Sector) The Island has no ‘sessional provision’ open for less than six hours a day and only one pack away provision based within a
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Church hall. Only two stand-alone registered out-of-school provisions exist, with the majority of out-of-school care, including holiday provision being provided by day-care providers. 66.6% (34) of our private, voluntary day-care settings are based on school sites
8.1.3 The Office for Standards in Education, [OFSTED] no longer register8 childcare providers for the number of places they can offer, it is now down to each individual provider to establish their maximum offer. However, not all providers choose to make their potential maximum places available and take into consideration their staff child ratio requirements together with the age of children on roll when calculating their capacity. Therefore accurately assessing number of places can be difficult.
8.1.4 Childcare provision is located across the island within our three Early Help locality areas:
North East - South Wight - West & Central
8.1.5 Twice a year Ofsted publishes statistics on the number of childcare providers registered on the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Providers offer a varied amount of hours per day; however Ofsted statistics only indicate the amount of children at any one. For the purposes of this report, the status of childcare places on the Isle of Wight is taken from Ofsted official statistics August 2014, whilst a comparison of current provision is provided.
8.1.6 The Ofsted ‘Childcare on non-domestic premises category total includes day-nurseries, pre-school, stand-alone out of school and holiday provision. For the purposes of accurate analysis for increase of early years funded places, the count for the two stand-alone out of school provisions have been identified separately in the current calculations.
8.1.7 As of 31st August 2014, Ofsted statistics show that the Island had a total of 127 providers registered on the Ofsted database offering a total of 2,681 childcare places across the Isle of Wight. Of these, 2,344 were places available as funded placements, to children 0 – 5 years, the remaining being available specifically for childcare
8 A new Early years Foundation Stage (EYFS) came into effect in September 2012. This changed the way Ofsted registered providers on the Early Years Register: Most providers now do not have conditions of registrations as the requirements they must meet are set out clearly in the revised EYFS
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placements. Combined with the additional 96 places offered by the maintained and independent school sector, the Island had a total of 2,777 childcare places available at this time.
Growth of Places
8.2.1 Early Years’ providers actively provide early years funded places to 2, 3 & 4 year olds across the Isle of Wight. As of May 2015, 66 providers offer educational placements.
8.2.2 A provider survey undertaken in March 2015 indicates providers across the Isle of Wight are now able to offer a total of 3,130 childcare places. The enhancement of childcare places from 2,777 which incorporated Ofsted 21st August statistics (2,681), plus 96 additional childcare places across the island can be attributed in the main to the Achieving two year old Capital funding project. This equates to an increase of 353 additional childcare places available. (12.7%)
8.2.4 Broken down across the Island’s three children locality Childcare Place Capacity by areas, this equates to the West and Central locality providing Locality Area 41% of the available childcare WEST AND CENTRAL 1275
places across the island, whilst 41%
the South Wight provides 32& SOUTH WIGHT 986 32%
and North East provide 28%. NORTH EAST 869 28% Day-care 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Early Early Help localities Capacity 8.3.1 There are currently 55 Ofsted registered day care providers, 7 (12.7%), Appendix 3 which are run by school governing bodies. The Island only has one maintained nursery class and one independent school offering early years placements offering an additional 90 places, not included within the Ofsted statistical data.
8.3.2 One specialist maintained school operates from the centre of the island offering six placements for children aged 2-5 with severe complex needs. All settings across the island comply with the Equality Act 2010 offering inclusive placements.
8.3.3 The Education Act 2011 requires all local authorities to provide free early years education to disadvantaged two year olds. The local authority should ensure that ‘Two year old funding’ is accessible from ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ providers; in addition providers awaiting their first inspection are also able to deliver two year old placements. However the local authority has the option to use providers who hold a ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted judgement.
Out of school/Holiday Provision
8.4.1 The majority of provision provided before/after school and within holiday periods is provided through the private and voluntary sector. (Source: Synergy/Ofsted in-port)
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22 (41.%) provide breakfast club 23 (45%) run after school sessions 21 (41%) offer holiday provision for children aged 0-12 years.
i) A small percentage of providers will accommodate older children upon request. One holiday centre within the North East Wight is registered to provide up to 40 places, 0-17 and two schools provide both breakfast and out of school care for primary school children maximum capacity 25. Data is not currently officially collated from schools across the Island.
ii) The Isle of Wight Council has awarded funding to 12 organisations who will deliver youth provision across the Island for young people aged 11 to 19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs as part of the island’s new youth offer. The Youth offer is based within the three localities across the Island.
iii) Data held by the Family Information Zone also confirms we have 257 sports based activity groups and 118 other activity groups e.g., drama, arts and crafts, uniformed groups offering services to island young people. During 2014 the Family information zone received five requests for brokering services, successful placements were found. 2 parents required a ‘Home childcarer’, 1 a childminder, 1 to move provisions and 1 parent required holiday care for an SEN Child.
Childminders
8.5.1 Child-minding is a unique but valuable form of childcare provision Registered Childminders as at May and forms part of the Island Day-care 2015 early years educational place offer. The Islands child-minding population is distributed across the Island with 18 21 33% 38% South Wight having the lowest North east percentage of providers, whilst the South Wight North East has the most. Broken 16 West & Central down into specific areas, Ryde, 29% (North East) has the largest number of active childminders, whilst Freshwater (West and Central) has the fewest.
8.5.2 24% [13] of Island childminders offer early years funded places to 2, 3 & 4 year olds. Whilst 100% of childcare on Domestic & Non-domestic premises are registered on the Isle of Wight Councils ‘Directory of providers’ to offer universal funding to 3 & 4 year olds, of which 94.5% offer funded places to eligible two year olds.
8.5.3 From September 2014 the Early Years Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities was amended to enable childminders who register with Ofsted or a ‘Childminding Agency’ to deliver Early Years Funded places, [EYE] dependent upon their Ofsted Grade.
There are currently no registered ‘Childminder Agencies’ on the Isle of Wight.
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8.5.4. All EYE childminders that take 3 and 4 year olds have been approved to take funded 2 year olds. There continues to be on-going work by the Childcare Sufficiency Officer to increase the availability of EYE childminders across the island to support the expansion of 2 year old places and extend parental choice.
8.5.6 EYE funded childminders have increased by 80% [8] since the summer 2014 and it is expected that the numbers will continue to rise during 2015.
Movement between Sectors
8.6.1 Evaluating the trend over the last five years highs and lows are highlighted across all registration types with childminding offering the largest movement within the sector which is comparable with national statistics.
8.6.2 The highest movement of day-care providers [Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises] occurred between 2011 and 2013; these closures in the Isle of Wight - Resigned Provision main can be attributed to the 70 impact of school 60 50 reorganisation across the 40 30 Isle of Wight. 20 10 0 8.6.2 Ofsted latest statistics on the 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 total Number of closed Provision Childcare on non 18 6 7 2 3 36 number of registered domestic childcare providers and childminder 17 12 21 11 4 65 places reveal that between Homechildcarer 13 0 8 5 2 28 March 31 and 31 August 2014, Nationally 3,311 childminders left the profession, whilst 1,938 joined., this equated to a net fall of 41% (1373).
8.6.3 In comparison across the Isle of Wight, over the whole of 2014/15 there were 15 childminder resignations and 3 new registrations within a net loss of 27% within the period.
8.6.4 Current data shows that (Mid-estimate 2013 population data) there are 1,255, 3 year old children living on the Island. If we calculate 40% of two year olds (519) & 30% (393) of 4 year olds into the equation, we are looking at needing a maximum requirement of around 2167 early years funded places.
8.6.5 The table below provides an estimate of childcare place availability per locality, using live birth data to undertake a corresponding match to estimated population data. In the three localities we can potentially project an over- supply of childcare places available for funded children:
. West & Central around 27% . North East around 10% . South West around 34%
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Place availability - Comparison live birth data
1400 1200 1000 800 600 Live Births 2 yr olds(40%) 400 Live Births 4 yr olds (30%) 200 0 Live Births 3 yr olds
9. Early Years Entitlement - Funding Trends
9.1.1 New draft statutory guidance was issued by the DfE in ‘Early Education and childcare – Statutory guidance for local authorities – September 2014 ’.
9.1.2 The draft statutory guidance states that local authorities are required by legislation to:
Use a locally determined, transparent formula – the early year’s single funding formula (EYSFF) – to set the funding rates for all types of provider. Construct a formula composed of either a single base rate for all providers or a number of base rates differentiated by type of provider according to unavoidable cost differences. The formula must include a deprivation supplement for three and four year olds, but is not required to do so for two year olds. Issue all providers with an indicative budget at the beginning of the year. Adjust budgets to reflect actual levels of participation within the financial year, across all sectors. The adjustment must be based on a count of children attending provision conducted at least three times a year.
9.1.3 Local authorities should ensure their EYSFF is clear, transparent and, in particular, that: the number of base rates is kept to a minimum, any supplements are understood by providers and help drive positive outcomes for children, and Providers of early education for two year olds are funded using a single base rate, with no supplements (except where funding is for children with additional needs such as special educational needs).
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Current rate (per hour) 2014/15 Proposed rate (per hour) 2015/16 Base Rate £3.54 (£3.60 from September 2014) £3.60 F1 £0 £0 F2 £0.07 £0.07 F3 £0.12 £0.12 F4 £0.18 £0.18 IDACI 1 (0-0.09) £0.1234 £0.13 IDACI 2 (0.1-0.19) £0.1542 £0.16 IDACI 3 (0.2-0.249) £0.1851 £0.19 IDACI 4 (0.25-0.29) £0.2159 £0.22 IDACI 5 (0.3-0.39) £0.2468 £0.25 IDACI 6 (0.4-1.0) £0.2776 £0.28
Three & Four Year Old take-up
9.2.1 The Isle of Wight has a high percentage of take up of 3 & 4 year olds benefiting from some free early education against South East Region, Statistical Neighbours and National average.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 England 95% 95% 94% 94% 95% 96% 97%
South East 97% 96% 95% 95% 95% 96% 96%
Statistical 96% 96.9% 96.4% 98.6% 98.2% 98.5% 97.9% neighbours’
Isle of Wight 95% 95% 99% 97% 98% 2,530 97% 2,510 98% 2,620 children children children
Source: DfE Benchmarking tool
9.2.2 All providers who operate more than the statutory 38 weeks of the year offer parents a ‘stretched offer’, where parents/carers can access their funding entitlement over longer periods to suit their individual needs.
9.2.3 Comparing the trend take-up data for the past five years, it identifies a peak was reached in 2014. January 2015 Census statistics shows a fall of around 4.2%. However, there has been identified discrepancies’ in the 2015 Census data, which is currently being re-analysed, and should be viewed with caution at this stage.
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9.2.4 EYE take up suggests that 3 year olds are taking up an average of 93.4% and 4 year olds 90.7% of their Full-time equivalent [FTE] free entitlement place per week.
9.2.5 An initial analysis of available data suggests there are pressure points within the East Cowes area, where a number of children are not able to access their full entitlement locally; plans have been put into place to address this.
9.2.6 During the summer 2014 funding period, 2,152 children aged 3 – 4 years accessed early years funding, taking up a total of 393243.80 hours.
Two year Old Take-up
9.3.1 To-date, the local authority has placed no restriction on providers and all providers registered on the local authority ‘Directory of Providers’ are able to offer two-year old placements. The Isle of Wight County Council was included within the initial pilot and offered 50 funded places during 2009 – 2010. This number increased to 100 places in 2013 where the scheme was initially funded via a ring-fenced budget within the Sure Start Early Years Childcare grant, this no longer exists and all early years funding is financed through the Designated Schools Grant (DSG).
9.3.2 September 2013 saw the scheme increased to 20% of the most disadvantaged two year olds – 263 accessed funding in 2013. The Government increased the requirement to fund 40% of two year olds in September 2014. From July 2013 to June 2015, the local authority has processed 1195 applications, 1076 two year olds have been eligible to access a funded place.
9.3.3 The Isle of Wight receives an allocated hourly rate for 2 year olds of £5.07 per hour and currently pay providers £4.90.
The table below shows the growth of two year old applications received since 2013.
% of total % of total Early Help Locality Area 2013 applications 2014 applications Up to 31 May 2015 North East East Cowes 27 70 18
North East Ryde 54 30.70% 122 40% 67
South Wight The Bays 53 111 60
South Wight Ventnor 26 30.30% 68 31% 26 West & Central West Newport 20 49 24
West & Central Cowes 17 41 16
West & Central East Newport 50 78 33
West & Central West Wight 16 39.10% 26 34.30% 14
Grand Total 263 565 258
9.3.4 Data for the number of potential eligible two year olds is provided in a termly report from the Department for Work and Pension’s, this provides calculated figure’s using the number of benefit claimants during each period. The Local Authority are given a short prescriptive time-frame of three weeks to use this data as family circumstances change in the period between publications, therefore the actual eligibility number may differ from that provided.
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DWP Data Set – March/April 2015
• March 2015 Dwp data set - 557 potentially eligible parents identified • 89% submitted application for funding o North East 26.4% o South Wight 32.5% o West & Central 29.5% • 68.9% parents took up the offer.
9.3.5 974 children took up a two year old place in 2014 - Average take-up (2 year olds) per financial year (2015) to-date = 409 (Summer 2015 headcount total) - 24.6% increase on the January census figures of 328.
9.3.6 During the summer funding period 2015, the 409 two year olds accessing a funded place took up a total of 727865.5 funded hours.
10 Average childcare costs
10.1.1 The 2014 ‘Daycare Trust childcare’ cost survey found that costs for childcare nationally have continued to increase year on year. The average cost nationally of sending a child under two to nursery for 25 hours a week is now £109.89 per week or £5,710 per year. The comparison of cost for childcare on the Isle of Wight is considerably lower than both national and South East Region. The average cost for the provision of 25 hours childcare for under 2 year olds in a nursery being £98.00 per week or £5,096.
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Nursery 25 Nursery Childminde Childminder After Childminder hours (under 2) 25 r 25 hours 25 hours (2+) School after school hours (under 2) Club 15 club (2 plus) hours (pick-up) Isle of 98.00 £87.50 £85,00 £85.00 £48.00 £51.00 Wight
10.1.2 Mean Average cost per hour by Early Help Centre locality
Locality Childminder Pre-school Day nursery Out of school West & Central 3.56 3.38 3.91 3.35 North East 3.48 3.49 4.50 3.50 South 3.44 3.40 4.10 2.65
10.1.3 The Local authority cannot determine the pricing structure of individual childcare providers and as with other business sectors, childcare services are influenced by market forces. However, the local authority has a legal duty to ensure there is sufficient affordable childcare and where a gap is identified in the market may consider alternative arrangements to meet their sufficiency duty.
10.1.4 Whilst the Early Years Entitlement must be provided to parents/carers completely free of charge, Providers may charge for additional hours taken up over and above the free Entitlement and for children not qualifying for the free entitlement. These charges are a private business matter between the parent/carer and the childcare provider and do not form part of any funding contract.
10.1.5 Childcare for younger children is often the most expensive as child/staff ratio requirements are higher, therefore higher charges for accessing provision for younger children is the norm. Most parents find that childcare costs decrease as the child/ren get older and become entitled to universal funding the term after their third birthday. There are a number of Government schemes available to parents to help with the cost of childcare. (see Appendix 4)
11 DEMAND AND PRIORITY GROWTH AREAS
11.1.1The following three tables provides an Area Demographic profile broken down into the three Early Help locality areas. (see map in Appendix: 2) Large housing developments create demand for childcare places, the largest developments across the island have been within the North East Locality, specifically within the area of East Cowes, where limited capacity and under supply of places have been identified as an area of need and potential growth. NORTH EAST North East Wight – Area Demographic Profile – Q4 2014-15 Number and ages of children 0 - 4 years – 2,320 5 – 14 years – 4,902 Source: ONS mid-year estimates 2013 15-18 years – 2,283 0-18 years – 9,505 Lone parents families accessing Working Lone Parents claiming WTC – 810 Tax Credit Source: HMRC Personal tax Lone Parents claiming WTC and benefiting from credits statistics August 2012 (NB. LSOA data the childcare element – 145 rounded to the nearest 5 so these summed totals are not completely accurate) 27
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Employment profiles and income Gross Weekly Pay for full time workers – £459.50 (2014) Source: NOMIS Official Labour Market Unemployment – 768 JSA claimants (Feb 2015) Statistics Isle of Wight-wide data (Isle of Wight total = 2.5% of 16-64 year old population compared with 1.3% of South East and 2.0% of GB) Housing Development (10+ units) East Cowes: Hawthorn Meadows – 557 approved. 309 Source: Isle of Wight Council Planning completed so far. Around 125 expected to be Department. Data as at April 2015 finished in the next five years. Venture Quays – 533 approved. 133 completed so far. Around 140 expected to be finished in the next five years. Saunders Road – 20 approved but yet to be started. 8 expected to be completed within the next five years. Ryde: Greenmount School – 10 plots approved and expected to be completed during 2018/19. Ashey Place (Former Swanmore School) – 25 units recently completed. Former Telecom Social Club, Park Road – 12 units approved and expected to be completed 2015/16. National Grid site, Park Road – 11 units approved. Expected around 2017/18 Rural: Stonewood Camp, St Helens – 21 units approved. 18 units complete. Final three due for completion 2015/16. Springvale Hotel, Seaview – 4 units approved. Completion expected during 2018/19.
11.1.2 The North East Wight has seen a small growth of places within the last twelve months from several providers who have increased capacity due to two year old capital funding. There has been a loss of a 20 place rural provision in Nettle stone, which closed due to sufficiency issues.
11.1.3 A new provider has submitted an application to re-open the 20 place provision by September 2015. A further application for a 128 provision in the centre of Ryde has been submitted. This provision will provide wrap-around-services 51 weeks of the year for 0 – 12 year olds.
11.1.4 As a result of an increase in children needing to access preschool facilities in the East Cowes area, there is a requirement to provide additional pre-school places. Options are still being explored as to the best solution and the IWC Executive Committee have approved an allocation of £200,000 from the Childrens Services Capital Programme to top up the 2 Year Old Capital Funding. £50,000 from the Two year old Capital funding has also been agreed.
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SOUTH WIGHT South Wight – Area Demographic Profile –2014-15 Number and ages of children 0-4 years – 1,617 5 – 14 years – 3,516 Source: ONS mid-year estimates 2013 15-18 years – 1,916 0-18 years – 7,049 Lone parents families accessing Working Lone Parents claiming WTC – 635 Tax Credit Lone Parents claiming WTC and benefiting from the Source: HMRC Personal tax credits childcare element – 110 statistics August 2012 (NB. LSOA data rounded to the nearest 5 so these summed totals are not completely accurate) Employment profiles and income Gross Weekly Pay for full time workers – £459.50 (2014)
Source: NOMIS Official Labour Market Unemployment – 663 JSA claimants (Feb 2015) Statistics Isle of Wight-wide data 2014 (Isle of Wight total = 2.5% of 16-64 year old population compared with 1.3% of South East and 2.0% of GB) Housing Development (10+ units) Shanklin: Former Teknacron Circuits, Landguard Manor Source: Isle of Wight Council Planning Road – 61 units approved. 52 completed. Final 9 Department. Data as at April 2015 expected this year. Former Highlands Hotel, Priory Road – 12 units approved. Expected during 2016/17. Berkeley Court Hotel, Culver Road – Approval for 14 units. Not yet commenced. Expected during 2017/18. Clarence Court Hotel, Arthurs Hill – 10 units approved. 4 units completed. The remaining units due over the next three years. 18 Queens Road – 14 units approved and complete last year. Orchard Croft Hotel, Victoria Avenue – 10 units approved and due for completion 2015/16. Rozelle Hotel, Atherley Road – 10 units approved and expected to be completed 2016/17. Land at Atherley Park Way – 12 units approved. Expected commencement 2017/18.
Orchard Croft Hotel, Victoria Avenue – 10 units approved and due for completion 2015/16. Rozelle Hotel, Atherley Road – 10 units approved and expected to be completed 2016/17. Land at Atherley Park Way – 12 units approved. Expected commencement 2017/18. Sandown: Winchester Park Hotel, Fitzroy Street – 13 units
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approved. All finished within the last year. Grange Hall Hotel, Grange Road – 14 units approved. All due to be built 2015/16. Sandown Holiday Chalets, Avenue Road – 20 units approved. All complete last year. St Catherine’s Hotel, Winchester Park Road – 10 units approved. Due for completion 2016/17. Wight City Leisure, Culver Parade – Outline approval for 47 units. Not expected until at least 2019/20. Savoy Court, Victoria Road/Avenue Road – Outline approval for 19 units. Not expected until 2018/19. Lake: Rowanhurst Hotel, Sandown Road – 15 units approved. Building not yet commenced. Expected during 2017/18. Ventnor: Southern Vectis, Pier Street – 10 units approved. Due for commencement 2018/19. Rural: Winford Waste – 10 units recently completed. Land south of Hazely Combe, Arreton – 89 dwellings approved. Due for commencement 2016/17.
11.1.6 Under the two year old capital programme, the South Wight area has seen a significant growth during the last twelve months. The majority of additional places being provided by an existing provider who doubled their capacity.
11.1.7 Within this locality there is also a projection growth of a new baby unit offering 18 childcare places by January 2016. WEST & CENTRAL West & Central Wight – Area Demographic Profile –2014-15 Number and ages of children 0-4 years – 2,668 5 – 14 years – 5,581 Source: ONS mid-year estimates 2013 15-18 years – 2,548 0-18 years – 10,797 Lone parents families accessing Working Lone Parents claiming WTC – 915 Tax Credit Lone Parents claiming WTC and benefiting from the childcare element – 200 Source: HMRC Personal tax credits statistics August 2012 (NB. LSOA data rounded to the nearest 5 so these summed totals are not completely accurate) Employment profiles and income Gross Weekly Pay for full time workers – £459.50 (2014) Source: NOMIS Official Labour Market Statistics Isle of Wight-wide data 2014 Unemployment – 609 JSA claimants (Feb 2015) (Isle of Wight total = 2.5% of 16-64 year old population compared with 1.3% of South East and 2.0% of GB)
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Housing Development (10+ units) Newport: Dairy Crest, Westminster Lane - 60 units Source: Isle of Wight Council Planning approved. All complete. Department. Data as at April 2015 Dairy Crest Offices, Mill Street – 14 units complete last year. Concrete Products, Westminster Lane – 23 units approved. Expected to start work during 2017/18. Land at Pyle Street/South Street – 69 units approved. Works stalled. Not expected to begin again within the next five years. Pan Meadows/Bluebell Meadows – 846 units approved. 370 completed so far. 200 more expected within the next five years. Trafalgar Car Sales, Crocker Street – 22 units approved. 1 complete. Remaining units not due until at least 2020/21. 11-11d Lower St James Street – 10 units approved. Expected commencement 2018/19. AB Cooke warehouse, Little London – 21 units approved. Not expected to start until 2019/20. Treeside/Medina Centre, School Lane, Barton – 23 units approved. Work due to start 2015/16. Cowes: 24-25 Princes Esplanade – 14 units complete 2014/15. National Grid site, Arctic Road – 12 units approved. Work expected to start 2017/18. 44 Worsley Road, Gurnard – 15 units approved. 10 due for completion this year. Freshwater: Stroud Coppice, Hooke Hill – 20 units approved. 5 completed last year. 10 more expected over the next five years. Prince of Wales, Princes Road – 10 units approved. Due for commencement 2015/16. Site adjacent Fort Albert, Monks Lane – 9 units approved. Expected one per year from 2014/15. Summers Court – 29 units approved in total many years ago. Gradually being built. 11 complete. 2 more due over the next two years. No confirmation of future building dates. West Wight Middle School – 50 units approved. 31 complete. Final 19 expected during 2015/16. Rural: Gatcombe Manor (Whitecroft Hospital) – 122 units approved in total. 54 complete. Remaining 68 expected across the next three years. The Lodge, Main Road, Brighstone – 13 units approved. Expected to be built 2016/17.
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11.1.8 The previous academic year has seen a further significant growth within the West & Central locality, mainly within the Cowes area. Majority of which relates to one day- care provider doubling capacity, by expanding their provision over two adjoining sites.
11.1.9 Within the Cowes area, an old school building has been leased to a current provider extending capacity by 30 places. Within this locality there is also a projection growth of a new baby unit offering 18 childcare places offering 25 places by January 2016.
Over all three localities we have seen a 12.7 % growth since the latest Ofsted statistics (August2014)
12 Provider Sustainability & Demand Trends
12.1.1 A Parental survey was sent to providers to distribute to parents in February this year with returns by April 16th 2015, the questionnaire was also available on the website. We sought the views of parents and carers of children between the ages of 0 – 17 who are resident on the Isle of Wight.
12.1.2 65 parents completed the survey, 60 93% had children within the 3 – 5 year age range. 37% of respondents had children between 0-2 years of age. 35 (53% %) of parents who responded had children within the later years age range, over 8 years of age.
Types of childcare used
12.1.3 33% [22] of parents surveyed either use or would like to use Type of childcare used/would use some form of childcare 51 weeks of the year. Of the parents 65 who 60 50 completed the survey: 40 30 o 94% [61] use Day-care for 20 10 children aged 3 and 4, 0 o 56% [36] use day nurseries; o 54%[35] use breakfast clubs; o 60% [39] of respondents use after-school services for children aged 3 – 11 years. o 63% [41] of respondents use holiday provision.100% of respondent parents said that current childcare arrangements fully meet their needs.
12.1.4 The greatest users of childcare were parents of 3-4 year old children. 98% [64] of parents said they felt the setting their childcare attended provided flexibility of childcare which met their needs.
12.1.5 2% [1] of respondents would have liked a breakfast club at their current provider. 100 % of parents said they felt there are no improvements needed to the childcare they currently use.
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12.1.6 Of the parents who do not currently use childcare 10% [7] state that they prefer not to use it, 5% [3] do not use childcare as partners or family look after child and 2% [1] believe their childcare costs are too expensive to keep their child in day-care during the holiday period.
Reasons for using childcare:
12.2.1 Overwhelmingly safety and security of children came out as the main factor. 85% [55] of respondent parents believed their child to be in a happy, safe and secure and caring environment.
12.2.2 Whilst over 84% [54] of parents stated they use childcare to enable them to carry on working or work longer hours. 23% [15] of respondents identified that childcare was used to enable them to up-date their skills and undertake continued professional development training. 23% [15] of parents indicated that using a childcare provider enabled them to spend more time with their families. Only 25% [16] of providers indicated in would enable them to undertake training, whilst 32% [20] of respondents indicated childcare would enable them to see employment.
Provider concerns about future sustainability of provision
12.3.1 Feedback at provider briefings from island private, Voluntary & Independent [PVI] childcare providers has identified key challenges for them in the current financial climate which impacts on their long term sustainability including changes in demand by parents. The impact of welfare reform and pressure on parents to go back to work, particularly in more deprived areas is likely to lead to changes in demand for childcare to continually meet the market needs of parents.
12.3.2 Providers indicate that although 39% [25] had not experienced significant changes to demand levels over the past 12 months where changes in demand were noted, the type and required hours of care which parents need has been changing in line with changes to working patterns, flexible working and paternity care. A small percentage of Providers have felt that the take up of two year old places have impacted on their planned provision for 3 & 4 year olds, as environments have had to be changed to accommodate the younger children.
12.3.3 Providers are also concerned regarding the Government’s intention to increase the current 15 funded hours to 30 hours. These concerns are around the ability to expand due to lack of available space, the financial implications and the uncertainty around the Governments intentions and the implications on the private and voluntary sector should schools take-on younger children and access funded placements.
12.3.4 Providers have reported that this summer term has proved challenging as numbers have increased since the start of the 2015 summer funding period. These changes have been demanding and could impact on providers’ long term sustainability. In addition, the impact of the welfare reforms and the increased demand for 2 year old places, particularly in those areas with limited capacity for expansion, is likely to lead to changes in demand for childcare to meet the needs of working parents.
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Conclusion
On the whole across the three Isle of Wight localities’ there is currently sufficient childcare places available. Looking at projected population data would suggest current place availability will accommodate future childcare needs across the three localities. However, specific gaps in provision have been identified.
Over the last 18 months, our main focus has been on the development of new Early Years Education placements to meet the demand for 2 year olds and to concentrate on market management, particularly in the East Cowes area due to a significant housing development project. Whilst East Cowes remains part of the wider North East locality, it remains a localised concern that continues to be an area of focus regarding childcare sufficiency.
Capacity this summer has failed to meet demand; therefore a short-fall has been identified within this specific town; although the North East has sufficient capacity to cover overall demand within the locality. Action is currently being taken to resolve the issue and increase provision within the immediate local area. Analysis of supply and demand of childcare is an ongoing process and a further detailed childcare sufficiency review will be undertaken during the summer term 2016, this will enable us to up-date our understanding of the childcare market across the Isle of Wight, and in particular explore other aspects of the market such as meeting childcare needs in rural areas and the barriers to extending early educational provision to 30 hours within the PVI sector.
The Isle of Wight has a good range of high quality childcare across the Island. While childcare and early year’s education needs are being met, there are specific vulnerable groups where access to early year’s education and childcare is vital to improve child and family outcomes.
Nationally the cost of childcare is regarded as a barrier to many working parents, particularly to those on lower income, while costs are less on the Isle of Wight; we still need to check there are no barriers. Changes to the Universal Credit system is intended to support families’ access more affordable childcare, together with the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare for working parents (Autumn 2014). The Family Information Zone will continue to advice and support parents on the pending changes which effect the childcare sector including changes to the Childcare Voucher schemes. If these policy changes are successful then it might lead to an increase in demand in the short term but it’s an aging population.
Policy reforms and the new targets for the expansion of free early education places for disadvantaged 2 year olds are intended to encourage more parents to access high quality childcare and could lead to more parents in work and rising demand for childcare places in the near future.
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The Action plan attached to this report sets out the actions that the Isle of Wight Council Vision statement and actions that will be taken to deliver to meet and maintain the Island’s sufficiency needs. The action plan covers 2015 – 2017 and the implementation plans for the delivery of the specific actions can be found within team delivery plans.
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Appendix 1 Day Care Providers on the Isle of Wight [Childcare on Domestic & Non-Domestic Premises]
North East Wight Binstead Stepping Stones Casa dei Bambini Montessori CHATTERBOX DOVER PARK CHATTERBOX NELSON STREET Cheeky Chimps Fiveways [Independent nursery Class] Greenmount Community Preschool Haylands Puddleducks Pre-school Oakfield Pre School and Holiday Club Seashells Early Years Centre Limited Springhill Pre School St Marys Pre School The Children's House Montessori The Island - Liittle Herons Childcare The Island Day Nursery (BRADING) Windmills Preschool Ltd The Island Day Nursery South Wight Berry Hill Childcare Limited Furzehill Childcare Centre Ltd Gatten and Lake Childcare Godshill Griffins Newchurch Nursery Niton preschool St George's Nursery and Pre School St Johns Pre School Ventnor Community Early Years Wroxall Robins YMCA Nursery Shanklin The Island Day Nursery Sandown Scallywags Berry Hill [Out-of-school] Chillerton and Rookley Early Learners West & Central Blackberry Lane Pre-School Brighstone Pre School Bright Sparks Preschool Carisbrooke Clever Cloggs Day Care Ltd Freshwater Early Years Centre Fun to Learn Gurnard Pre School Jigsaw Childcare Centre Little Acres Childcare Centre Little Explorers Little Love Lane Nursery and Pre-School Little Squirrels Community Nursery Nine Acres Scally Wags [Out-of-school] Little Stars Preschool Little Ladybirds Northwood Playgroup Sunbeams Pre-school Tops Day Nursery West Wight Nursery YMCA Nursery Newport The Island Day Nursery NPT The Island Day Nursery -WESTON BARTON MAINTAINED [Maintained Nursery Class] 36
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Appendix 2
Index Multiple Deprivation Local Authority Rankings
South East Region - Local Authority Rankings
Hart Wokingham Surrey Heath Waverley Elmbridge West Oxfordshire Mid Sussex Chiltern Fareham Mole Valley Winchester South Oxfordshire Epsom and Ewell Vale of White Horse Horsham Windsor and Maidenhead East Hampshire Guildford South Bucks Bracknell Forest Runnymede Reigate and Banstead Woking West Berkshire Tandridge Test Valley Aylesbury Vale Sevenoaks Eastleigh Basingstoke and Deane Tonbridge and Malling New Forest Spelthorne Wycombe Wealden Tunbridge Wells Rushmoor Cherwell Chichester Maidstone Ashford Milton Keynes Lewes Dartford Crawley Canterbury Worthing Gosport Arun Adur Gravesham Rother Medway Reading Dover Isle of Wight 126 Oxford Havant Swale Shepway Slough Eastbourne Southampton Portsmouth Brighton and Hove Thanet Hastings
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 National Ranking. 1 = Most deprived 326 = Least deprived
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IMD Rankings - Statistical Neighbors’
The comparator ranking is as follows:
Isle of Wight 126 Torbay 61 Norfolk is a County Council so is only listed in its Districts
Breckland District 187 Broadland District 279 Great Yarmouth District 54 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District 123 North Norfolk District 146 Norwich District 70 South Norfolk District 259 East Sussex is a County Council so is only listed in its Districts
Eastbourne District 84 Hastings District 19 Lewes District 188 Rother District 139 Wealden District 253 Southend-on-Sea 106 (City of) Plymouth 72 Cornwall (not including Isles of Scilly) 110 Lancashire is a County Council so is only listed in its Districts
Burnley District 11 Chorley District 156 Fylde District 236 Hyndburn District 34 Lancaster District 116 Pendle District 33 Preston District 45 Ribble Valley District 290 Rossendale District 98 South Ribble District 206 West Lancashire District 136 Wyre District 163 Cumbria is a County Council so is only listed in its Districts
Allerdale District 111 Barrow-in-Furness District 32 Carlisle District 109 Copeland District 78 Eden District 211 South Lakeland District 242 Suffolk is a County Council so is only listed in its Districts
Babergh District 240 Forest Heath District 227 Ipswich District 83 Mid-Suffolk District 283 St Edmundsbury 224 Suffolk Coastal District 258 Waveney District 115 Telford and Wrekin 96
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Early Years Single Funding Formula– Statistics on current formula factors
Total budget
Budget (£) Percentage (%) Base Rate 3,380,081 91.4 Flexibility 134,350 3.6 Deprivation 178,702 4.8 Minimum Funding Guarantee 3,544 0.2 Total 3,696,677 100.0
Deprivation
Rate per hour (£) No. of Hours Funding (£) IDACI Band 1 0.1234 141,924 17,513 (10%) IDACI Band 2 0.1542 276,576 42,648 (24%) IDACI Band 3 0.1851 179,004 33,134 (19%) IDACI Band 4 0.2159 145,670 31,450 (18%) IDACI Band 5 0.2468 155,766 38,443 (21%) IDACI Band 6 0.2776 55,885 15,514 (8%) Total 954,825 178,702 (100%)
Flexibility
Rate per hour No. of No. of hours Funding (£) (£) settings Flexibility Band 0 2 (4%) 19,297 0 1 Flexibility Band 0.07 8 (14%) 143,694 10,059 (8%) 2 Flexibility Band 0.12 18 (32%) 303,983 36,478 (27%) 3 Flexibility Band 0.18 28 (50%) 487,851 87,813 (65%) 4 Total 56 (100%) 954,825 134,350 (100%)
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Appendix 4.
Help with Childcare Costs
There are a number of Government schemes available to parents and carers to help with childcare costs.
Childcare Element of Working Tax Credits
Parents/Carers claiming working tax credits could also claim up to 70% of childcare costs, however this is dependent upon income, hours worked and cost of childcare. This can be up to £122.50 extra per week for 1 child or £210 extra for 2 or more children. The childcare accessed must be with an Ofsted registered childcare provider. https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs
Universal Credit
Universal credit is a new benefit replacing the tax credit system and other benefit schemes and is currently being introduced in stages which commenced April 2013 and will be finalised in October 2017. Universal credits will be paid as a single monthly payment that will include a standard allowance plus other ‘elements’, one of which will be ‘childcare’.
Employer Childcare Vouchers
One or both parents/carers can request that their employer signs up to a childcare vouchers scheme. This enables an amount of money to be taken directly from your salary before tax, to be paid direct to a childcare provider. The childcare provider is required to sign up to the same scheme, parents/carers can get up to £55 a week from childcare vouchers depending on how much they earn and when they join the scheme.
Childcare vouchers may affect the amount of tax credits parents/carers are entitled to. https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/specialist/salary_sacrifice.htm
Changes to Childcare Voucher Scheme (Salary Sacrifice Schemes’)
From autumn 2015, a new tax-free scheme is to be introduced and will act as an alternative to claiming tax credits for help with childcare costs. Under this new system 20% of annual childcare costs will be paid for by the Government. Parents will be required to open a Government ‘Gateway’ account and pay into it to cover childcare costs. The Government will then ‘top-up’ the account with a 20% contribution (which is the same as the basic rate of tax), up to a maximum contribution of £2,000 a year per child.
The new scheme will be available to families’ with children under the age of 12 years where both parents are working (and working single parents) who are not already claiming tax credits. Unlike the current voucher system, it is not dependent upon employers offering the service; therefore more parents/carers will be able to access the scheme including those who are self-employed.
Study Support
People over the age of 20 accessing a further education course may be able to get a Discretionary Learner Support payment to help pay for childcare. Individual colleges offer their own schemes. If in full-time higher education a Childcare grant payment may be available. If parents are under 20 and caring for their own child they may be able to access ‘Care to Learn’ funding to help cover childcare costs.
Free Education for 2- 4 year olds
All 3 & 4 year olds in England can access 570 hours of free early education or childcare a year, this is usually taken as 15 hours a week over 38 weeks of the year. 40% of two year olds whose parents are on a low income can also access the funded hours. Funding commences the term after the child’s birthday.
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CHILDCARE SUFFICENCY ACTION PLAN – 2015 – 2017 Vision Statement
The Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2015-16 takes into account significant changes in Government policy including amendments to the welfare benefits system, the expansion of Early Years Education Funding Entitlement (EYE) for disadvantaged 2 year olds and the revised Code of Practice for funded 2, 3 & 4 year olds. The Childcare Sufficiency Action Plan 2014 outlines clear objectives and actions to ensure that childcare for children aged 0-14 years and up to 18 years for children with disabilities are responsive to the specific needs of families as identified in the gap analysis of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2014.
The Early Years Advisory Team & Sufficiency Team will deliver the action plan over a three year period with a priority to engaging with key stakeholders and partners to improve the take up of formal childcare, addressing barriers that prevent access to childcare provision with a primary focus on improving outcomes for children, young people and their families across the Isle of Wight.
Outcome Recommendation for Action Responsible Timescale Linked to Raise parental awareness of types - CSA & Family Information Zone to Family Information Zone Autumn 2015/Spring- Children & Young of childcare and where to find enhance current marketing Manager. Summer 2016 people’s plan suitable childcare campaign to promote ‘Wightchyps’ as an online childcare search facility - Work with Early Help localities to Improve consultation on parent and carers regarding childcare needs Improvement of availability of - Data Sharing agreement with Early Years Strategic Summer Autumn Children & Young statistical information collation - Hampshire Lead 2015 people’s plan Data Sets in respect of Sufficiency - Provision of reporting tool Synergy Early Years Lead - Review of data collation through Childcare Sufficiency headcount process - Headcount Office data – collation (Review Data sets) to improve sufficiency data sets Market survey – Broaden Undertake a further marketing Childcare Sufficiency Summer 2016 Children & Young Knowledge of Parental Demand for survey across the Island, broading Officer people’s plan childcare across the Isle of Wight – the field of participants, in daycare/ out-of-school /wrap partnership with external agencies, around care/holiday provision i.e.; providers, early help Centre’s; schools
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Increase the take-up of two year - To continue marketing promotion of Childcare Sufficiency Currently in place – Children & Young old children accessing their two year old funding availability. Officer funds obtained to people’s plan entitlement - Barnardo’s to take-over Pre- Family Information continue marketing marketing of DwP Parents. Manager campaign through Barnardo’s Data Manager 2015/2016 Additional 25% childminders - Encouragement will include Childcare Sufficiency By July 2016 Children & Young registered on ‘Directory of SPECILISED Briefings, 1-1 Officer, Learning and people’s plan Providers’ to take funded discussions and promoting to Development Division placements parents/carers the advantages taking-up their entitlement with a Childminder. - Continue to support the set-up of new childminding businesses, particularly in areas of place pressure. - Continue radio campaign Sufficient breakfast and out of - To undertake a Survey on schools Early Years Lead, Children’s From September 2015 Children & Young school provision to meet market provided childcare – breakfast/out services people’s plan needs of school clubs Childcare Sufficiency Officer - To encourage and support schools to offer full time education and Family Information Zone childcare (specifically Breakfast Manager and After School Clubs for children in the later years age range) from 8am to 6pm. Increase in Childcare Capacity to - Strategically consider the Early Years Head of Children & Young meet Market needs – locality based development, or creation, of Service people’s plan nursery provision at school sites Early Years Lead where schools are being expanded Childcare Sufficiency [East Cowes Hot Spot] or proposed for expansion as a Officer Provision of mobile within area result of increasing pupil numbers. The Government has agreed that nursery provision can be included where this is appropriate and practical
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