Early Years Provider Information Evenings 28 January 6

Early Years Provider Information Evenings 28 January – 6 February 2019

Welcome and Introductions Alison Jeffery Early Years Lead and Primary Adviser

Agenda • Early Years Team Changes • Consultation results from ‘getset’ services • Moderation • Speech & Language Strategy • Early Years Communities • Summary Network and depart

Early Years Team Structure Chart Early Years Lead and Primary Adviser Alison Jeffery Early Years Senior Officer Sufficiency Early Years Senior Officer Quality Improvement & Participation Heather Stebbing Early Years Senior Officer Sustainability and Premises Sarah Love Nikki Difford Early Years and Sufficiency Data Analyst Julia Balmford Senior Administrator Samantha Davies Administrator Lucy Hemmings Early Years Locality Officer (West) Capital Project Officers – Sufficiency Early Years Locality Officer (East) Alison Highfield Debbie Tarry & Kelly Murphy Jo Sawyer

Update on Early Help Services Julie Breeze, Strategic Commissioner for Early Help & Stronger Communities Emma-Jane Roberts, Strategic Manager for ‘getset’

Cabinet in September 2018 approved: • the Local Government Association (LGA) recommendations to move to a statutory minimum children’s service to meet the council’s financial imperative. • CAF 14 a - a significant reduction in spend on getset through efficiency measures (higher caseloads allowing a reduction in staffing) • CAF 14 b - to consult on the future of getset Level 2 services on the basis that the remaining service is in excess of the statutory minimum for children’s services.

Future of early help support

Consultation Process • Public consultation ran from 5 November to 31 December • Online questionnaire and supporting appendix showing parenting support groups happening across the County • 7 drop in sessions across the county • Attended 11 parenting support groups across the county • Met with partners including maternity and midwifery, early years partnership, district councils, public health nursing, GPs, children’s social care to understand impact

Responses: • 731 people completed the online questionnaire • 171 getset users (57%) • 227 Members of public (non getset users) • 235 Members of staff • 77 Organisation or group • 21 Blank • Over 110 people spoken to through the drop in sessions or attending parenting support groups

Highlights from the Consultation • Parenting support groups offered by the community do not offer the same value as the getset groups (Cost and Quality) • Gap in parenting programmes such as PEEP • Concerns from young parent health visitors around the ‘Young Parents Programme’ as getset work very closely with HVs • getset have a way of engaging with families and work with families in the home • Sustained engagement with families • Face to face signposting – described as the ‘glue in the system’ • Support families with advice – housing, debt, foodbanks, back to work etc • Communities/parish councils/Church groups are keen to help • Strong interface with early years – childcare places, 2 YO funding • Support to partners – EHAs, signposting, lead practitioner • Support child protection plans and legal processes • Integral part of the system Consistent view that early help and prevention is key to promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families rather than reacting later and then potentially requiring more specialist or statutory levels of support.

Proposals for Change • Retain getset level 2 until March 2020 • Continue to offer parenting support groups in areas of need • Work alongside key partners to share local intelligence/knowledge • Extend Team Around the School model to cover 0 -4 s • Re-design the ‘front door’ and improve processes • Somerset Direct to offer more advice to families • Improve Somerset Choices website • Strengthen early help advice hub • Roll out early help module to key partners • Strengthening community capacity and capability • 200 k grant fund • Develop “train the trainer model” for parenting programmes • Work with the third sector to deliver 1: 1 case work (examples such as Home-Start West Somerset, Safer Families, Yeovil 4 Families) • Make the early help offer (level 2 and level 3) clear to all partners • Strengthen the multi-agency strategic approach to early help

Quick exercise Discuss in groups – What level 2 additional needs are presenting in your settings, what 3 things would really help you in your work • Next steps – will inform the grant funding and what we commission • Hand them in at the end of the evening

Tools to do the job • • Effective Support for Children and Families (thresholds) guidance Somerset Choices (https: //www. somersetchoices. org. uk/ ) Professional Choices (www. professionalchoices. org. uk ) Early Help Assessment – Improvements underway Step Up Step Down Protocol Resolving Professional Differences – Important to follow all steps Neglect Toolkit Somerset Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Website https: //www. cypsomersethealth. org/new_home • Consultation Line for Safeguarding Leads & Lead Professionals 0300 123 3078 • Early Help Advice Line - 01823 355803 • CAMHS Single Point of Access - 0300 124 5012

Parent and Carer Toolkit https: //www. cypsomersethealth. org/new_home

Moderation- a quick guide

Moderation is the process by which an assessment is monitored within or across settings to ensure that the assessment is reliable, fair and consistent with national standards. This is a statutory process for Reception teachers who take part in internal and external moderation as part of the EYFS Profile assessment. Training and updates are given by the LA. Reception teachers are therefore experienced.

It’s easy we promise!!

An example Iona was very excited to show me the sign she had noticed “it Tesco shop!”

Literacy - Reading 30 – 50 months - Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos Moderating this judgement would entail discussing with a colleague or another practitioner and asking them whether they agree the age band for this observation………it’s as simple as that!

Next steps for Moderation • We will be offering moderation introduction sessions via the Early Years Communities • We can help to organise this initial event. • CIC are hosting their first introductory event on the 7 th February. This is being held in 3 locations at the same time. Teachers are involved and will help to support the session. • Feedback will be sought to determine what practitioners and teachers would like from subsequent sessions. • We recommend attending moderation events in the Autumn and Spring terms. • Email AJeffery@Somerset. gov. uk for more information

Somerset’s Early Years Speech and Language Strategy Wendy Toy- Area SENCo Alison Jeffery- Early Years Lead

By the age of three years, children from prosperous households Have heard more words than those from Impoverished households. Hart and Risley (2003) cited in Mc. Coy (2013: 3)

30 Million!!

“Language skills at the ageof three have a huge impact on a child’s language development by the age of five, demonstrating clearly that concentration on language development from birth onwards is critical. ” Read On, Get On (Save the Children, 2016: 15)

Somerset’s Early Years Speech and Language Strategy Contributors: Angela Williams (Autism, Communication and Learning Support) Jo Dennis-Minns (Autism Communication and Learning Support) Alison Bell (Consultant in Public Health) Wendy Toy (Area SENCo) Alison Jeffery (Early Years Lead)

We have a key part to play Phase 1 Letters and Sounds Every Child a Talker (ECAT) Plan, Do, Review The Graduated Response The Communication Trust- ‘Universally Speaking’ • Parent Carer Toolkit • Somerset NHS Integrated Therapy Service • Area SENCo service • • •

SLCN flowchart

The Somerset Early Years Speech and Language Strategy including the SLCN flowchart can be found at: www. supportservicesforearlyyears. co. uk in the resources section and…. . In the resources section of the Early Years SENCo service http: //www. supportservicesforeducation. co. uk/Page/2058

Early Years Communities 11 Early Years Communities in Somerset • Childminder Lead • Early Years Practitioner Lead • Teacher Lead • Health Lead www. supportservicesforeducation. co. uk/earlyyearscommunities

Early Years Communities Burnham & Cheddar Frome, N Mendip & Shepton Mallet Street, Glastonbury & Wells Bridgwater West Somerset Ansford & Wincanton Wellington & Wiveliscombe Huish Episcopi Taunton Yeovil & Stokesub-Hamdon Chard, Crewkerne & Ilminster

A short film

EYC – Communication App

Enables you to send messages and share news

Event function to allow meeting dates, training dates and other deadlines such as funding to be available.

Integrated review Between two and a half is an ideal time to check a child’s learning and development.

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