Working with those in most need
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Introduction
• Antenatal to five months pathway
• 0-2 years
• Working with social care
• Other vulnerable groups
East Riding of Yorkshire
• Almost 1,000 square
miles
• 18 Children’s Centres
• Population of under 4’s
=16,355
• Registered =83%
• Actively engaged = 28%
Ofsted outcomes = 92% judged
as good or outstanding
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Early intervention
When can you make the biggest difference
• Antenatally
• First two years
East Riding Children’s Centres
Developing an integrated
antenatal to 5 month
pathway with health
partners
•What have we done
•What were the
challenges
•How we measure the
results
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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The early booking process
• Worked with Hull & East Yorkshire midwifery
service to incorporate a Children’s Centre delivered
information session around well being
• Increased antenatal registrations from 6% to 85% in
a year
• Early identification of mental health issues, housing,
debts, benefits etc and a support plan is put in place
Pre birth assessments
• Commissioned to provide Nursery Nurses to work along
side Social Workers to deliver pre birth assessments
• Early intervention resulting in effective assessments,
early decision making and planning for the future
• Introduction to the Children’s Centre, activities and 1:1
support
• Engagement with the Children’s Centre post birth has
been very good
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Working with Midwives
• Developing a model for
integrated post natal
clinics
• Working with midwives
and the NSPCC on a
pilot programme
0-2 years
• Universal programme
of activities
• Targeted 1:1 support
• Healthy families project
• Links with FNP and
supporting all teen
parents
• Evaluation of 2FP
• Develop practice on
joint 2 year check and
tracking children’s
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Working with Children’s Social Care
Registration and engagement of target groups
Population
Engaging
Registered but not engaging
Not registered
Looked after children
98
70%
10%
20%
Child Protection Plan
99
86%
4%
10%
Child in Need Plan
526
64%
16%
21%
CAF
262
84%
3%
13%
Early Support
306
77%
14%
9%
Family Action Plan
1,843
100%
Child in Need
• To prevent drift an independent chair is appointed to meetings where child is
on CIN due to parent misusing alcohol, drugs and/or has mental health
CIN 757
Number of
children
Closed within
year
Progressed
to CPP
Average
days
Average
cost
[Until closure]
Engaging
509
41
94
75
£1,532
Not
engaging
248
12
17
122
£2,492
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Child Protection Plans
Children’s Centre representative is invited to every initial case conference
CPP 142
Number of
children
Closed within
year
Progressed to
LAC
Cost per
week
Engaging
125
62
23
£7,200
Not
engaging
17
7
3
£9,440
Looked After Children
If all children were engaging this would cost £5.9m
If no children were engaging this would cost £8.3m
125 care leavers [Aged 0-10 years, sibling group]
Number
of
children
Days spent in
care
Cost of LAC
place
Total
cost
Engaging with
the CC
69
396
£47,577
£3.2 m
Not engaging
56
556
£66,799
£3.7m
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Supporting Looked After Children
• Training to become a foster carer
• Family Links Parenting course
• 1:1 support from Nursery Nurse especially for
connected person carers
• Baby Massage taster sessions
• Adoption nurture groups
Armed Forces families
• Numbers of children under five fluctuate -46
• Developed community centre on site
Bringing in services such as Health visitor
clinics, stay and play sessions, 1:1 support
• Strengthened the relationship with the
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Families of Prisoners
• Working with two local prisons becoming
one re-settlement prison.
• Family Links courses
• Family open days
• Visiting – play sessions
• Support for families in the re-settlement
period
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
Rural Isolation
• Lack of public transport and one car families – where one partner takes
the car to work
• Isolated hamlets –no school, pub, or post office
• Centre vans for toy libraries, outreach venues, village halls, church
rooms, front rooms.
• Mobile library service - information and referral forms, home learning
resources, toy library catalogue
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk
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Advisory Boards
• Advisory Board quarterly reports use LSOA to
identify numbers of children registered, engaging,
and the level of engagement in the quarter.
• Challenge - are centres reaching the parents who
need the service the most, value for money,
Challenges
• EYFS results for children eligible for Free
School meals is low [33%] East Riding 55%
• Work with Job Centre plus and adult
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA
Telephone 01482 887700 • www.eastriding.gov.uk