Walsall Early Years Team

Early Years Update

Aims of the session• Early Years Foundation Stage revision September 2014

• Children’s Centre reshape

• 2,3,4 year old places

• Safeguarding/Early Help update

• Training 2014/15

• Early Years Offer

Early Years Foundation Stage• Available to download free from

www.foundationyears.org.uk

• Comparison table of the key changes on our website: www.mywalsall.org/fis

• For regular Ofsted updates register at: www.ofsted.gov.uk

• Ofsted bench mark is Good check the Inspectors notes and grade descriptors

Children’s Centres re-shapeBrownhills/Rushall

PelsallAldridge/Streetly Blakenall/Bloxwich

Harden/Hatherton

Area Cluster ManagerDebs Guy

Area Cluster ManagerTahra Hussain

PheaseyBarbara Butlin

Area Cluster ManagerSarah Barker

Alumwell/Birchills Darlaston Bentley/Willenhall

Area Cluster ManagerLisa Wolverson

Palfrey/Paddock/ChuckeryMick Davies

Area Cluster ManagerAngie Clarke

Area Cluster ManagerAndria Holmes

Childcare in Children's Centres is no longer part of the core offer:• Needs to be sustainable.• No assisted places

Early Help/Safeguarding update

• Aimee Shaylor - Education Safeguarding Advisor

• Mobile phones

• Social media

• Whistle blowing

Training 2014/15

• Charging and cancellation policy

• What’s on offer?

– WellComm

– Beginning with Babies

– Module

WellCommA complete speech and language toolkit, offering

screening and intervention tools for children in the early years.

• A free toolkit per setting after both sessions have been completed

• Session 1: Getting Started• Session 2: Next Steps

Early Years OfferBand A No support required if provider is judged to have sufficient capacity, they will be invited to

join network support to improve and support with providers in Band B, C and D.

Core offer 1,2 days support per year

Band B Providers improving but need support to maintain due to a particular and specific change. Band B providers would be offered support to an agreed action plan.

Core offer 1, 2 days support per year plus up to 3 days a year in addition to the aboveBand C Providers making insufficient progress. A provider in Band C would be offered appropriate

support and interventions, against an agreed action plan, with specific timescales supporting Ofsted action plans.

Core offer plus 3, 4 days support per year plus up to 6 days a year in addition to the above

Band D Providers with an Ofsted category of Requires Improvement and Inadequate. Providers placed in Band D will receive support brokered by the LA against an agreed action plan, which will be monitored with agreed timescales for improvement.

Core offer plus 3, 4 days support per year plus up to 6 days a year in addition to the above

Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds

• Provider agreement

• Tribal

• Rates

• Buddies

Have your say!

• Comments and questions

• Walsall MBC budget consultation