Consultation on the
future provision of
Cornwall’s Sure
Start Children’s
Centres
6 December 2011 to
30 April 2012
Content
Cornwall Council is actively seeking your involvement to
develop a commissioning strategy for the sustainable future
delivery of Children’s Centres across Cornwall
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This presentation aims to:
1. Give an overview of recent Children’s Centre
changes in Cornwall
2. Outline the national changes to Children's
centres
3. Seek your views on proposals for potential
commissioning of Cornwall’s Children’s Centres
Cornwall remains committed to…
• ensuring sustainable, high quality and accessible
early years services that are effective in
addressing inequalities
• securing value for money and sustainability of
our children’s centre services
• effectively targeting resources where they are
most needed to improve outcomes, whilst
ensuring that all families feel comfortable in
accessing services
• ensuring we build upon existing good quality
provision and practice and address potential
gaps
• continue to work together in partnership
Recent changes to children’s
centres in Cornwall
• Children’s centre reach areas have been federated, this
means that the number of designated centre reach areas
has reduced as of Sept 2011 from 40 to 18
• All centres now deliver services for those in pregnancy
and families with children up to 12 years (focus on 0-5’s)
• The total population of children under the age of 5
(36,632)years continue to be served by Children’s Centre
services in Cornwall, this has remained unchanged and
buildings have not been closed as a result of the
federation process
• Increased use of sound evidence based models that
improve outcomes for children and families
• Continue to maximise the use of resources, including
buildings, for the delivery of a range of activities and
services for local families and communities
• Continuing to work in partnership, engage with and
nurture capacity within local communities
Map showing previous 40 Children’s
Centre areas (with locality boundaries)
Map showing new 18 Children’s
Centre areas (with locality boundaries)
National Children’s Centre context
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New Core Purpose DfE (under consultation)
Revised statutory guidance DfE (awaited)
EYFS review – Dame Tickell
Professor Nutbrown review – early education and
childcare qualifications
• Supporting Families in the Early Years 2011
• Children’s Centre reform programme 2011-2013 DfE
• “Evidence shows that development during the
early years of a child’s life lays an essential
foundation for progress throughout life.
Parenting and the home learning environment,
health and economic wellbeing all have an
impact on child development.” DfE Dec 2011
• Payment by Results trials
Department for Education Business
Plan 2011
• Retain a national network of Sure Start
Children’s Centres with a core universal
offer, while also ensuring that they
deliver proven early intervention
programmes to support families in the
greatest need
• “Work with local authorities to develop a
plan to increase voluntary and
community sector involvement within
Sure Start Children’s Centres..”
Meeting the new Core Purpose
(draft framework)
1. Improving outcomes for young children
and their families, and reducing
inequalities: child development and school
readiness; parenting aspirations and parenting
skills; child and family health and life chances
2. Assessing strengths and need across the
area to inform local commissioning of
services
3. Providing access to high quality universal
services in the area (available to all
families who wish to use them)
a.
b.
c.
d.
High quality, inclusive, early learning and childcare
Adult learning and employment support
Information and activities for families,
Integrated child and family health services
Meeting the new Core Purpose
continued… (draft framework)
4. Using evidence-based approaches to
deliver targeted, family-centred support
a.
b.
c.
Parenting and family support
Targeted evidence-based intervention programmes
Links with specialist services (complex care)
5. Acting as a hub for the local community,
building social capital and cohesion
6. Sharing expertise with other early years
settings to improve quality
7. Respecting and engaging parents
8. Partnership working
Why change the way in which
children’s centres are delivered in
Cornwall?
• Continue to improve outcomes for children and
reducing the inequality gap
• National and local drivers for commissioning
• The requirements of the new Core Purpose and
statutory guidance
• Increase involvement of the voluntary and community
sector in Children’s Centre delivery
• Value for money and resilience to future uncertainties
in funding
• Efficiency savings achieved through the promotion of
innovation, for example, added value, building
community capacity
• Clearer accountability and increased transparency
• Ensuring we recognise the diversity in our
communities
18 federated Children’s Centre
reach areas
Locality 1
▪ Hayle, St Ives, St Hilary & St
Erth
▪ Newlyn, Penzance, St Just &
Marazion
Locality 2
▪ Redruth & Teyluva
▪ Camborne & Trevu
▪ Treloweth
Locality 3
▪ Helston, Lizard & St Elvans
▪ Falmouth & Penryn
Locality 4
▪ Truro & Roseland
▪ Perranporth & St Columb
Major
▪ Newquay & St Columb Minor
Locality 5
▪ Treverbyn & St Dennis
▪ St Austell, Pondhu & St Blazey
Locality 6
▪ Bodmin & Berryfields
▪ Wadebridge & Tintagel
Locality 7
▪ Bude & Launceston
▪ Callington & Delaware
Locality 8
▪ Saltash & Torpoint
▪ Liskeard & Looe
Future provision of Children’s
Centres in Cornwall
•Your views ….
Your views…
1.What is important for the families in your
area when using children’s centre
services?
Your views…
2.How would you like to see the
commissioning of Cornwall’s Children’s
Centres shaped, for example, centres
commissioned together, clusters of
children’s centres, single children’s
centres, single services etc? Why?
Your views…
3.What would you like to see included in
the potential commissioning of Children’s
Centres that would benefit families and
young children? What would you
prioritise as the top three?
Your views…
4.What do we currently do well to improve
children’s outcomes that you would like
to retain?
Your views…
5.What could be done better to improve
outcomes for children?
Your views…
6.What might be the benefits for families of
commissioning children's centres?
Your views…
7.What might be the concerns for families?
Your views…
8.Do you have any views on the
infrastructure that supports children’s
centres in your area, for example,
buildings, resources, technology, your
community etc?
Your views…
9.How could we strengthen and extend
partnership working to improve the
outcomes for children and families?
Your views…
10. Any other views, comments or
anything else you would like to add?
How to get involved
Locality consultation and INVOLVEMENT DAYS
(27th February - Bodmin Shire House / 8th March - Pool
Innovation Centre / 12th March - Chacewater Village Hall)
PROVIDER DAYS
(13th February – Berlewen, Camborne / 16th February Chacewater Village Hall / 21st February Millennium House,
Pensilva / 6th March - Chacewater Village Hall )
tcolton@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone: 01208 265682
Locality team / Leaflet / On line / Publicity / Targeted
meetings and focus groups including children
Thank you for listening
Commissioning team:
Angie Andrews
07968 892660
aandrews@cornwall.gov.uk
Leonie Loreilhe
07837 311569
lloreilhe@cornwall.gov.uk
Sharon Hindley
07891 840439
shindley@cornwall.gov.uk
Procurement team:
Fleur Hobbs McLernon
01872 323871
fhobbsmclernon@cornwall.gov.uk