Early Years Outcomes Sure Start Overview Early Years

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Overview

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Duties • Improve the outcomes of all children up to 5 • Assess the childcare market and secure sufficient childcare for working parents • Provide information to parents • Early Years Foundation Stage • Early Years register for child-carers and deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Glossary • • Sure Start Local Programme Children’s centre Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Performance Indicators Percentage of • children who achieve a total of at least 78 points across the Foundation Stage Profile with at least 6 points scored in each of the Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy scales. • children in reception year who are obese • mothers initiating breastfeeding • children aged 0 – 4 living in households dependent on workless benefits • teenage mothers aged 16 – 19 in Education, Employment or Training

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Performance Indicators Percentage of following groups in the children’s centre reach area, with whom the children’s centre establishes contact • teenage mothers and pregnant teenagers • lone parents • children in workless households • children in black and minority ethnic groups • children with disabilities and children of parents with disabilities • other groups which are priority vulnerable groups in the children’s centre area. Parents in the children’s centre area satisfied with services

Early Years Outcomes / Sure Start Some features • • Locality based services 8 children’s centres with satellite facilities Robust joint working Parental involvement Childcare Plus Parents as Partners in Learning ICAN 4 more children’s centres by March 08