Download - THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE SERVICE
What is Neighbourhood Care?
Neighbourhood Care aims to keep families together by providing early preventative support care with childminders.
Our carersNeighbourhood Care
• At least one years experience
• ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at inspection
• NVQ 3 Childcare qualification and part of Quality Assurance network
• Approved for overnight care
Ofsted• Childminders registered
on both the Early Years register (0-8) and the voluntary part of the Childcare register (9-18)
• Unit 1 of The Diploma in Home Based Childcare
• Paediatric First Aid certificate
• CRB on all household members over 16
• A safe and enabling environment
Our carersAdditional safeguards
• Not statutory• Home study and assessment of all household
members with approval at a multi agency panel
• Enhanced CRB’s• 3 day pre approval training• Allocated key worker• Supervision and annual review
Two servicesNeighbourhood Care
• 0-16• To prevent family
breakdown• Multi agency
referrals• Mainstream and
Children’s Centre grant funding
• Short term
Family-to-Family• 0-18• Children with
disabilities (short breaks)
• Social Work referrals• Funded through Carers
grant• 6 monthly reviews
Referrals• Initial assessment
or Core assessment
• CAF• Children in Need• Section 17(6) not
Section 20(1) of The Children Act 1989
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Section 17 vs Section 20Section 17(6)
Family SupportThe services provided by a local authority in the exercise of functions conferred upon them by this section may include providing accommodation, giving assistance in kind or, in exceptional circumstances, in cash.
Section 20(1)• There being no person
who has parental responsibility for him;
• His being lost or abandoned;
• The person who has been caring for him being prevented (whether or not permanently, and for whatever reason) from providing him with suitable accommodation and or care.
Placements• Family placement meeting• Plan and contract• Specialist training, risk
assessment, equipment (F2F)• Flexibility
PlacementsMAIN REASON FOR PLACEMENT 2009/10
1. PARENTAL INABILITY TO COPE 2. DISABILITY 3. PARENT’S MENTAL HEALTH 4. CHILD PROTECTION 5. CHILD/PARENT CONFLICT 6. CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR 7. ILL HEALTH OF PARENT 8. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 9. HOSPITAL ADMISSION OF PARENT10. IMMEDIATE RISK OF FAMILY BREAKDOWN11. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Positive outcomes• Brighter Futures monitoring • Every Child Matters outcomesCase Histories• Kirsty• Omar
Facts and FiguresApril 09 – January 10
• 384 referrals• 175 placements• 97 children currently in placement• 26 carers
Facts and Figures
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MALE PLACEMENTS (110) BY AGE
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FEMALE PLACEMENTS (65) BY AGE
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WHITE UK
DUAL HERITAGE
PAKISTANI
BLACK AF/CAR
BLACK AFRICAN
WHITE OTHER
ASIAN OTHER
• Payments to carers £5 or £6 per hour based on level of need
• £30 overnight payment 8pm to 8am
• 4 full time support workers• 1.5 admin
Facts and Figures
Budget £582739Neighbourhood
Care• £296000
mainstream funding
• £114139 Children’s Centre Grant
Family-to-Family• £172600 Carer’s
Grant
And finally….“My eldest is 12 and those weekends were the
first time I had relaxed since he was born…….without this I would have had my kids taken off me…..Thank you”
Parent’s evaluation form June 2009
“I was angry but I’m not so much now……it was fun and there was loads of things to do”
Young person’s evaluation form October 2009