Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service
System Governance of Essex Healthy Family Hubs (Children’s Centres)
Essex County Council commissioned Pre-Birth to 19 years services
Richard Comerford, Managing Director 15 January 2018
www.virgincare.co.uk Introduction
Background and purpose
On 01 April 2017 Virgin Care in partnership with Barnardo’s began delivering the Essex-wide Child and Family Wellbeing Service (pre-birth to 19). Included within this service is responsibility for directly delivering services, and facilitating other agencies to deliver services from Family Hubs (formerly known as Children’s Centres) and affiliated Healthy Family Delivery Sites.
Carolyn Terry (Commissioner for Sufficiency and Sustainability - Early Years and Childcare) from Essex County Council (ECC) oversees the provider’s (Virgin Care and Barnardo’s) local governance arrangements of the services delivered from Family Hubs and affiliated Healthy Family Delivery Sites across the county i.e. Advisory Boards and Annual Reviews.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a structural overview of the integrated governance arrangements that apply to Family Hubs across Essex.
What the Childcare Act 2006 says about children’s centres (Family Hubs) and Advisory Boards
• The Act requires that every children’s centre has an Advisory Board to ensure there are effective governance arrangements in place. • The Act does not require one Advisory Board per children's centre. Therefore, where it makes sense locally to do so, several children’s centres can cluster together and share an Advisory Board. • The Act defines Advisory Board’s role as: “and advisory board must provide advice and assistance for the purpose of ensuring the effective operation of the children’s centre within its remit”. • The Act is clear that it is the role of Advisory Boards to support and advise those responsible for operating children’s centres. • The Act is clear that Advisory Boards have no legal powers to commission services, control the children’s centre budget or take decisions to day to day operations.
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Essex County Council
Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership B
Family Hub and Healthy Family Delivery Sites Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service
Healthy Family Teams & Partner Agencies Quadrant
Quadrant Stay Safe Children’s Board Quadrant Children’s Partnership Board Secondary school and feeder primary schools and nurseries
District / Borough Local communities and neighbourhoods Family Hub Advisory Board
Local Citizen’s Forum Healthy Family Hub Local Partnership Forum (Locality Boards) Children & Families
Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site
Healthy Family Teams
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Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership
Mid Essex Quadrant Henrietta Barkham, Community Partnerships Coord.
Zoe Oddy, Quadrant Manager Vicky Thomas, Children’s Community Dev. Officer
Tallulah Shaughnessy, Family Hub Cord.
TBC, Volunteer Coordinator
Braintree Chelmsford Maldon District Council City Council District Council
Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Advisory Board Advisory Board Advisory Board
Carousel Chelmsford Maldon Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub CM7 3QZ CM1 1LH CM9 5FW
Acorn Harlequin Silver End Chelmsford West Chetwood Dengie Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site CO9 1JH CM8 1NA CM8 3RQ CM1 2AQ CM3 5ZX CM0 8QB
Braintree Rural Braintree Central Witham Moulsham / Baddow Chelmsford Central Springfield Chelmsford South Maldon Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team
Katie Polhill Rebecca Scott-Willia. Angela Hall Anne Moore Lisa Farrell Melanie Breward Kate Walder Wendy Tayler Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
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Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership
North East Essex Quadrant Lee Bailey, Community Partnerships Coord.
Lizzy Kingsford, Quadrant Manager Diane Macefield, Children’s Community Dev. Officer
Kerrie Barker, Family Hub Coordinator
Emma Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator
Colchester Tendring Borough Council District Council
Family Hub Family Hub Advisory Board Advisory Board
Berechurch Sydney Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub CO2 8NN CO16 7AG
Greenstead St. Anne’s Little Hands Hemmington House Windmill Centre St James Rainbow Harwich Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site CO4 3QE CO4 3DH CO3 0QG CO15 2EB CO12 5LF CO15 3TB CO14 4AW CO12 3NS
Castle Stour Valley Chappel Viaduct Blackwater Naze Tower Martello Mayflower Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team
Thea Roper Helen Norris Clare McKay Amanda Storie Gillian Morgan Sarah Mason Nicola Norgate Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader 5 www.virgincare.co.uk Essex County Council
Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership
South Essex Quadrant Liz Martlew, Community Partnerships Coord.
Nicki Lee, Quadrant Manager Candice Barney, Children’s Comm. Dev. Officer
Lesley McClellan, Family Hub Coordinator (SW) Emma Colby, Family Hub Coordinator (SE)
Clare Chinnery, Volunteer Coordinator
Castle Point Rochford Basildon Brentwood Local G. Council District Council Borough Council Borough Council
Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Advisory Board Advisory Board Advisory Board Advisory Board
Little Lions The Oak Tree Northlands Park Larchwood Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub SS8 9SU SS6 8UA SS13 1QX CM24 8LR
The Willows Sea Shells Wishing Well Little Handprints The All About Fryerns Farm Highcliffe Sunnyside Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site SS5 6ND SS3 0EJ SS4 1QF SS7 3PT SS15 5NX SS14 2EQ SS11 8JE CM12 0GH
Canvey Island Rayleigh Rochford Thundersley Basildon West Basildon Central Basildon East Billericay Brentwood Healthy Family Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Team Team Team Team Team Team Team
Jill Hopkins Ann-Mar. Garrigan Jacqui O’Kill Natalie Steel Joanne Alexander Kylie Holloway Naila Qureshi Kasey Brazier Lorraine Gray Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
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Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership
West Essex Quadrant Clare Corrigan, Community Partnerships Coord.
Celena Saddington, Quadrant Manager Gill Holland, Children’s Community Dev. Officer
TBC, Healthy Family Team Area Manager
Kim O’Sullivan, Family Hub Coordinator
TBC, Volunteer Coordinator
Epping Forest Harlow Uttlesford District Council Local G. District District Council
Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Advisory Board Advisory Board Advisory Board
Brambles Treehouse Spangles Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub CM16 5DN CM18 7NG CM24 8LR
Hazelwood True Stars Little Oaks Potter Street Meadows Little Goslings Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site EN9 3EL IG7 5LP IG10 3TD CM17 9EU CM19 4DL CM6 1AZ
Epping / Waltham A. Loughton / Buckhurst Hill Harlow South Harlow North Uttlesford Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team Healthy Family Team
Angela Cameron Paulette Stephens Georgie Norgate Katja Sturgeon Hayley Freeth Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
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Role Mid Quadrant North Quadrant South Quadrant West Quadrant
Advisory Board Chairs Cllr Jenny Chandler Keith Philips David Jerreatt Christine Kirk (Chelmsford District) (Colchester Borough (Basildon Borough) (Harlow) and Tendring District Malcolm Fincken David Clayton Gill Wallis (Braintree District) (Castle Point District (Epping Forest) and Rochford District)
Community Partnerships Coordinators Henrietta Barkham Lee Bailey Liz Martlew Clare Corrigan (ECC)
Community Children’s Development Officers Vicky Thomas Diane Macefield Candice Barney Gill Holland (ECC)
Quality Improvement Team Sandie Leader Carol Rowe Diane Rideout Karen Musgrove (ECC)
Quadrant Manager Zoe Oddy Elizabeth Kingsford Nicki Lee Celena Saddington (VC/Barnardo’s)
Family Hub Coordinators Tallulah Shaughnessy Kerrie Barker Lesley McClellan (SW) Kim O’Sullivan (VC/Barnardo’s) Emma Colby (SE)
Volunteer Coordinators Vacant Emma Stewart Clare Chinnery Vacant (VC/Barnardo’s)
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MID ESSEX NORTH EAST ESSEX SOUTH ESSEX WEST ESSEX QUADRANT QUADRANT QUADRANT QUADRANT
Zoe Oddy Lizzy Kingsford Nicki Lee Celena Saddington Quadrant Manager Quadrant Manager Quadrant Manager Quadrant Manager
CHELMSFORD / CASTLE POINT / BASILDON / HARLOW / BRAINTREE COLCHESTER TENDRING EPPING MALDON ROCHFORD BRENTWOOD UTTLESFORD
Katie Polhill Kate Walder Amanda Storie Sarah Mason Jill Hopkins Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Lorraine Gray Hayley Freeth (acting) Team Leader Healthy Family Team Area Manager BRAINTREE CHELMSFORD BLACKWATER MARTELLO CANVEY RURAL SOUTH ISLAND BRENTWOOD WEST ESSEX
Rebecca Scott- Lisa Farrell Thea Roper Nicola Norgate Ann-Marie Kasey Brasier Katja Sturgeon Angela Cameron Williams Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Garrigan Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
CHELMSFORD CASTLE MAYFLOWER BILLERICAY HARLOW EPPING / BRAINTREE CENTRAL RAYLEIGH NORTH WALTH’ ABBEY CENTRAL
Jacqui O’Kill Naila Qureshi Paulette Stephens Angela Hall Anne Moore Clare McKay Gillian Morgan Georgie Norgate Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
ROCHFORD BASILDON EAST LOUGHTON / WITHAM MOULSHAM CHAPPEL NAZE HARLOW VIADUCT TOWER SOUTH B’HURST HILL Helen Norris Natalie Steel Joanne Alexander Melanie Breward Team Leader Team Leader Hayley Freeth Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader
THUNDERSLEY BASILDON SPRINGFIELD STOUR UTTLESFORD VALLEY WEST
Kylie Holloway Wendy Tayler Team Leader Team Leader
BASILDON MALDON CENTRAL www.virgincare.co.uk Essex County Council
Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service Essex Strategic Children’s Partnership
Nth East Essex Quadrant West Essex Quadrant South Essex Quadrant Mid Essex Quadrant Colchester Tendring Epping Forest Harlow Castle Point Basildon Chelmsford Braintree Borough Council District Council District Council Local G. District Local G. District Borough Council City Council District Council
Berechurch Sydney Brambles Treehouse Little Lions Northlands Park Chelmsford Carousel Family Hub Family Hub Healthy Family Hub Healthy Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub CO2 8NN CO16 7AG CM16 5DN CM18 7NG SS8 9SU SS13 1QX CM1 1LH CM7 3QZ Greenstead St James Hazelwood Potter Street Little Handprints The All About Chelmsford West Acorn Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Hub Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site CO4 3QE CO15 3TB EN9 3EL CM17 9EU SS7 3PT SS15 5NX CM1 2AQ CO9 1JH St. Anne’s Rainbow Little Oaks Meadows The Willows Sunnyside Chetwood Silver End Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Hub Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site CO4 3DH CO14 4AW IG10 3TD CM19 4DL SS5 6ND CM12 0GH CM3 5ZX CM8 3RQ Little Hands Harwich True Stars Uttlesford Rochford Highcliffe Maldon Harlequin Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family District Council District Council Healthy Family District Council Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site Delivery Site SS11 8JE CO3 0QG CO12 3NS IG7 5LP Spangles The Oak Tree Maldon CM8 1NA Family Hub Family Hub Family Hub CM24 8LR SS6 8UA Fryerns Farm CM9 5FW Healthy Family Delivery Site Little Goslings Wishing Well Dengie SS14 2EQ Healthy Family Healthy Family Healthy Family Delivery Site Delivery Hub Delivery Site Brentwood CM6 1AZ SS4 1QF CM0 8QB Borough Council Sea Shells Healthy Family Larchwood Delivery Hub Family Hub SS3 0EJ CM15 9NG
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