Cardiff County Council
Childcare Strategy Unit
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
April 2011
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Any enquires regarding the content of this report please
contact:
Brenda Davis
Childcare Strategy Manager
Schools and Lifelong Learning
Cardiff County Council
Harlech Suite
The Conference Centre
East Moors Road
Cardiff
CF24 5RR
Tel: 029 20 351710
Fax 029 20 492850
Table of contents
SECTION ONE – LEGAL BASIS 7
Background 7
Statutory Duties 7
Extract - Children whom duty is to cover 9
SECTION TWO - THE CHILDCARE STRATEGY 11
The Childcare Strategy Mission Statement 12
Strategic Aims: 12
Child Poverty in Wales 13
Integrated Childcare Policy 13
The Childcare Strategy Unit 15
SECTION THREE – TRIENNIAL CONSULTATION 2010-11 16 Actions Resulting from the Childcare Sufficiency Assessments 17
Wrap-around care 17
Out of School Childcare 18
Before School Care 19
After School Care 19
Holiday Care 20
A-typical Hours Childcare 20
Full Daycare 20
Sessional Care – English Language 21
Cylch Meithrin – Welsh Language 21
Crèches 21
Childminders 22
Home Based Childcare 22
Welsh Language Provision 24
Support for Disabled Children 24
Childcare and the Black, Minority Ethnic Communities 25
Flying Start 26
Intensive Health Services 27
Parenting Programmes 27
Language and Play/Number and Play (LAP & NAP) 27
Childcare 27
Childcare Business Development Support Services 28
Assisted Places Scheme for Parents with Disabled Children aged 0-18 years 28
Grants 2011-112 29
Assisted Places Scheme 30
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Development of Childcare Places 2010-11 and 2011-12 32
Table 1 Number of childcare places created 2010-11 32
NCMA – National Childminding Association 32
NDNA – National Day Nursery Association 32
WPPA – Wales Preschool Providers 32
MYM – Mydiad Ysgolion Meithrin ( Welsh Language) 32
CPCKC – Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs 32
CPCKC - Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs (Welsh Language) 32
Flying Start – free part-time childcare 12.5 hours for 2-3year olds 32
First Opportunity Cyfle Cyntaf – Assisted places for disabled children 1-4 years 32
Play Services – Assisted Places for disabled children 4-14 years 32
Table 2 Estimated Number of places to be created 2011/12 33
NCMA – National Childminding Association 33
NDNA – National Day Nursery Association 33
WPPA – Wales Preschool Providers 33
MYM – Mydiad Ysgolion Meithrin ( Welsh Language) 33
CPCKC – Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs 33
CPCKC - Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs (Welsh Language) 33
Flying Start – free part-time childcare 12.5 hours for 2-3year olds 33
First Opportunity Cyfle Cyntaf – Assisted places for disabled children 1-4 years 33
Play Services – Assisted Places for disabled children 4-14 years 33
Table 3 Summary of Approved Grants 2009-10 34
Table 4 Summary of Approved Grants 2010-11 34
The balance of the grant allocation budget for 2010-11 was reallocated to the provision of additional allocation for the Assisted Places Scheme for parents with disabled children. 34
Graph 1 34
Graph 2 35
Graph 3 35
Graph 4 35
Table 5 Nursery Education Places for three and four year olds 36
Supply of Childcare in Cardiff 39
Distribution of Childcare Places by Electoral Division for all types of childcare from April 2007 – March
Distribution of Childcare Places by Electoral Division for all types of childcare from April 2007 – March
2011 continued 40
Number of Registered places in Childminder settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to March 2011) 41 Number of Registered places in Crèche settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to March 2011) 42 Number of Registered places in Full Daycare settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to March 2011) 43 Number of Registered places in Open Access settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to March 2011) 44 Number of Registered places in Out of School Care settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to March
2011)) 45
Number of Registered places in Sessional Daycare settings by Electoral Division (April 2007 to January
2010) 46
Number of Registered Places by childcare provider type by electoral division in the medium of Welsh 47 Number of Childcare Places available where the provider has stated the provision is accessible for
disabled children 48
Number of Deregistered Places by provider type and Electoral Division CSSIW data 49 Childcare Demand in Cardiff by enquiries to the Family Information Service April 2010- March 2011 50 Number of Enquiries by Electoral Division (where childcare is required) by Provider Type (April 2010 –
March 2011) 51
Number of Enquiries by Electoral Division (where childcare is required) by Provider Type (April 2010 –
March 2011) 52
Indicative data from Family Information Service User Feedback Forms 53
Demand for Welsh Medium Provision 53
Demand for Additional / Specialist Need Provision 53
Reason for Accessing Childcare 54
Overall How Happy were Family Information Service users with the service provided 57
Summary of Childcare Costs by provider type all of Cardiff 58
Local Childcare Services 59
Range of Childcare Charges by electoral division by Childcare Type 59
Typical Opening Times by Provider Type Cardiff March 2011 67
Number of Registered Places by Opening Times and Provider Type Cardiff March 2011 68
SECTION FIVE THE COUNCILS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND PARTNERSHIP
WORKING 69
Cardiff What Matters the 10 Year Strategy 69
Population Outcomes 69
The 7 RBA Performance Accountability Questions 69
Children and Young Peoples Partnership 70
Wales Assembly Government Children and Young People in Wales Rights to Action Seven Core Aims
Extract 70
Cardiff Children and Young People’s Operational Plan 2011-14 (Extract) 70
Introduction 70
The Children and Young People’s Partnership Plan 71
The Children and Young Peoples Partnership Structure 71
Cardiff Council Structure – Statutory Duties with the Childcare Act 2006 democratic accountability 73
The statutory duties for childcare within the council is situated with the Childcare Strategy Unit, School
and Lifelong Learning, Portfolio Group Social Care. 73
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Results Based Accountability Report Cards 2010-11 75
Population Outcomes - Childcare Strategy 75
Performance Outcomes 75
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 75
Family Information Service 75
The Sprout Young Peoples Information Service 75
Childcare Workforce Development 75
Childcare Business Support Services – External Contracts 75
MYM 75
WPPA 75
NCMA 75
NDNA 75
CPCKC 75
Assisted Places Scheme Parents with Disabled Children – External Contracts 75
First Opportunities Cyfle Cyntaf 75
Play Services 75
Grants Programme 2010-11 75
Genesis 2 Wales Cymru European Social Fund Project 75
Section One – Legal Basis
Background
The Childcare Act 2006 (the Childcare Act) expands and clarifies in legislation the vital role Local Authorities play as strategic leaders in the provision of childcare locally.
The Childcare Act reinforces the framework within which Local Authorities already work – in partnership with the private, voluntary, independent, community and maintained sector – to shape and secure children’s services, and focuses in particular on the provision of:
Sufficient, sustainable and flexible childcare that is responsive to parents’ needs.
Information, advice and assistance to parents, prospective parents and those with parental responsibility or care of a child, relating to childcare.
The Act gives Local Authorities the new duty of securing, so far as is reasonably practicable, provision of childcare in their area that is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area in order to enable them to work or undertake education or training leading to work.
The Assembly now has the powers through the Act to make regulations requiring Local Authorities in Wales to prepare assessments of childcare sufficiency in their areas.
This report provides Cardiff Council with an Assessment of Childcare Sufficiency as required by the Childcare Act (2006). It aims to identify gaps and make recommendations that will meet the needs of parents living within the authority and ensure Cardiff Council fulfils its childcare sufficiency duty as set out in Section 22 of the Childcare Act (2006).
Statutory Duties
Section 26 of the Childcare Act places a duty on local authorities to undertake a Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. The assessment is a necessary step to securing sufficient provision, enabling Local Authorities to identify gaps and establish plans to meet the needs of parents.
Childcare Sufficiency Assessments (CSA) are required to support Section 22 of the Childcare Act, which gives Local Authorities the new duty of securing, so far as is reasonably practicable, provision of childcare in their area is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents to enable them to work or undertake education or training leading to work.
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Under the duty the authority must take account of:
Choice and flexibility: parents to have greater choice about balancing work and family life.
Availability: for all families with children who need it, an affordable, flexible, high quality childcare place that meets their circumstances.
Quality: high quality provision with a highly skilled childcare and early years workforce, among the best in the world.
Affordability: families to be able to afford flexible, high quality childcare that is appropriate for their needs.
The assessment is a measurement of the nature and extent of the need for, and supply of, childcare within each local area. It aims to help the Authority to identify gaps in provision and plan how to support the market to address these issues through consultation with its partners.
Sufficient childcare is defined in Section 6 of the 2006 Act as ‘sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in the local authority’s area who require childcare in order to enable them to;
Take up, or remain in work, or
Undertake education or training that could reasonably be expected to assist them to obtain work.
In determining whether provision of childcare is sufficient, a local authority; must have regard to the needs of parents in their area for –
i. The provision of childcare in respect of which the childcare element of the working tax credit is payable. ii. The provision of childcare which is suitable for disabled
children.
iii. The provision of childcare involving the use of the Welsh Language.
may have regard to any childcare which they expect to be available outside their area.
The next full Childcare Sufficiency Assessment including consultation with a range of stake holders outlined in the Welsh Assembly Governments
Extract - Children whom duty is to cover
The duty is to secure sufficient childcare for children up to the September after the child turns 14 (the September after the child turns 18 for disabled children). The choice of age 14 reflects the commonly accepted view that this is the age at which most children can look after themselves for periods that allow parents to work. The age is extended for disabled children. Local Authorities will therefore secure sufficient care for children for the school year in which they are 13/14 (17/18 for disabled children).
To clarify:
The Local Authority is not under a duty to provide the childcare directly (although they have the power to make provision if they wish). It is intended that formal childcare should in the main be provided by providers in the private and voluntary sectors and schools (both maintained and private).
The cost of childcare will be met by parents, with parents who are eligible being able to claim tax credits in respect of qualifying childcare.
Local Authorities have a duty to fund childcare provision for children in need. The Assembly Government does not wish to change the current position as far as this duty is concerned. Where Local Authorities choose to provide childcare, there will be no duty on them to fund that provision in any situation. However, Local Authorities may choose to subsidise childcare and provide free childcare for people if they wish, for example, for two year olds in Flying Start areas.
When Local Authorities are carrying out their assessment to determine the existing state of childcare provision and whether this is sufficient to meet children’s developmental needs and to enable parents to work and where the gaps are, Local Authorities are required to take account of all forms of care and activity which parents entrust children to, either before starting school or outside school for those of school age. The purpose of this assessment is to monitor the choices parents make in practice.
Source: Guidance to Local Authorities - Childcare Act 2006, March 2008, Guidance Circular
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Section Two - The Childcare Strategy
The strategic aims for the Childcare Strategy are drawn from the Wales Assembly Governments Guidance Circular 013/2008 April 2008 and the Child Poverty Strategy 2010 The model
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encompasses our statutory duties within the Childcare Act 2006 and outlines our intent or direction of travel for the development and improvement of childcare services in the county. Our Vision is that Children and Families in Cardiff are: -
Confident, happy, self sustaining, and have equal access to opportunities; Have financial independence, resilience and well being;
Families feel safe with a sense of belonging and children enjoy their childhood.
The Childcare Strategy Mission Statement
To support high quality sustainable childcare for 0-18yrs which meets all statutory duties and regulations, by working in partnership to provide a comprehensive range of services for children, families, employers and childcare providers; which contributes to the social and economic well-being of the population of Cardiff.
External
To commission where appropriate, childcare services which are comprehensive in their coverage of Cardiff County.
To ensure provision of high quality services through training, professional development, support and assessment.
To work in partnership with others within and outside Cardiff Council to ensure childcare services are fully integrated with other relevant services, policies and strategies.
Internal
To devise and develop a child centred strategy based on consultation with children, parents, carers, employers, childcare providers and other relevant individuals and organisations. To develop and implement efficient and effective service management including: -
Budget Management Information Services Marketing and promotion Personnel
Strategic Aims:
Cardiff Council aims to provide leadership in facilitating the childcare market to ensure it meets the needs of working parents/carers and those in training or education. In
particular, parents/ carer on low incomes, those with disabled children, or those who wish their child to attend Welsh medium provision.
Child Poverty in Wales
The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 includes 13 Broad Aims for contributing to the eradication of child poverty in Wales. The scope of the Broad Aims recognises that the causes and effects of child poverty are complex, multifaceted and cut across a number of areas. The Broad Aims are:
a) To increase income for households including one or more children with a view to ensuring that, so far as reasonably practicable, there are no households in the relevant income group;
b) Ensuring that, so far as reasonably practicable, children living in households in the relevant income group are not materially deprived;
c) To promote and facilitate paid employment for parents of children;
d) To provide parents of children with the skills necessary for paid employment;
e) To reduce inequalities in educational attainment between children;
f) To support parenting of children;
g) To reduce inequalities in health between children and between parents of children (so far as necessary to ensure the well-being of their children);
h) To ensure that all children grow up in decent housing;
i) To ensure that all children grow up in safe and cohesive communities;
j) To reduce inequalities in participation in cultural, sporting and leisure activities between children and between parents of children (so far as necessary to ensure the well-being of their children);
k) To help young persons participate effectively in education and training;
l) To help young persons take advantage of opportunities for employment;
m) To help young persons participate effectively and responsibly in the life of their communities.
Integrated Childcare Policy
The Welsh Assembly Government issued an integrated childcare policy document in February 2011 Nurturing Children, Supporting Families Welsh Assembly Government Policy Statement.
Audience Voluntary organisations in the childcare sector; Chief Executives of local authorities;
Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts; Directors of Local Authority Education and Social Services Departments including leads of children’s services for looked-after children; Children and Young People’s Partnerships (CYPPs); Early Years Development and Childcare
Partnerships; Genesis Wales 2 Officers; Family Information Services; Children’s Commissioner for Wales; Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA); Wales TUC Cymru; Social Partner contacts; county librarians; Equality and Human Rights Commission; Care Council for Wales, SkillsActive; Jobcentre Plus; community voluntary services; Assembly Members.
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Overview This document makes clear the Welsh Assembly Government’s immediate priorities
for childcare and longer-term ambitions. It sets out the actions that will be taken forward in the short, medium and longer term to ensure that all families are given the opportunity to
experience high-quality, affordable, accessible childcare that meets their needs.
Action requiredIn taking forward the actions set out in this document we will look to strengthen our existing partnerships with local authorities and with the private and voluntary sectors. A report that details the progress on the actions outlined in this statement will be published bi-annually, the first to be available in autumn 2011.
Further informationEnquiries about this document should be directed to: Children and Families Programme Branch Tel: 029 2082 6875
Additional copiesThis document can be accessed from the Welsh Assembly Government
website at
Related documents Childcare Act 2006 and explanatory notes; The Childcare Act 2006 – Guidance to Local Authorities; Toolkit for conducting a Childcare Sufficiency Assessment;
Stronger Partnerships for Better Outcomes: Guidance on Local Co-operation under the Children Act 2004 National Assembly for Wales Circular No: 35/2006; Shared Planning for Better
Outcomes: Planning Guidance and Regulations for Local Authorities and their Partners on Children and Young People’s Plans; The Childcare Strategy for Wales: Childcare is for Children
The Childcare Strategy Unit
Cardiff Council Childcare Strategy Unitis responsible for the implementation of the statutory duties under the Childcare Act 2006. The services provided by the unit support all types of childcare settings and providers, both registered and unregistered:
Family Information Service The Cardiff Family Information Service is a central
information point to support parents, carers and professionals who need information and advice on childcare, children’s activities, family support for 0-20 year olds. –Tel: 2035
Grants Programme If you are (or are considering becoming) a registered childcare provider in Cardiff, you may be eligible to access financial support for your setting. Grants are available to childcare providers to assist with costs towards quality assurance schemes, essential health & safety items and to support those experiencing temporary financial sustainability issues. – Tel: 2035 1711
Childcare Workforce Development An annual training programme is available to new childcare workers requiring qualifications and training in the national minimum standards and regulations for daycare. The training programme also supports existing childcare workers who need to update their qualifications and undertake continuous professional development.
The training is subsidised and individual bursaries may also be available to attend courses which are outside Cardiff. – Tel: 2035 1705
Genesis Cymru Wales 2 (European Social Fund Project) The Genesis 2 project aims to engage with economically inactive individuals in our communities and provide practical solutions to overcome specific barriers in education and employment. The team aims to help people revisit lost and forgotten hopes and dreams and also help those who’ve yet to establish any. Assistance for individuals includes one to one mentoring, help with training, childcare and travel costs. – Tel: 2035 1707
Cardiff Childcare Services The Unit also supports an number of directly managed childcare services. These include: - Shire Newton Playgroup, East Moors Playgroup, Lansdowne Primary School After School Club and Ysgol Cymraeg Pwll Coch Primary School After School Club. Contact Rachel Everett Tel: 029 20351709
The Childcare Unit undertakes an annual Childcare Sufficiency Audit to assess demand for childcare in Cardiff. The Audit helps us identify gaps in provision by consulting with parents, childcare providers, employers, children and other stake holders.
The Unit also commissions Business Support Services for childcare providers who help us develop new childcare places and maintain and improve the quality of existing childcare provision. Business Development Officer Support is available to registered providers through the National Childcare Umbrella Organisations.
For further information please contact us on any of the above telephone numbers, by
e-mail or online at
Section Three – Triennial Consultation 2010-11
For the financial year April 2010- March 2011 the Childcare Strategy Unit has commissioned a range of consultation exercises. This includes: -
Parent Consultation 100% of household in Cardiff with children under five years of age and School Preference Joint Survey September 2010
Parent Consultation 100% children on school roll 34 primary schools, and 7 special schools (including nursery education classes and nursery schools children aged 3-4 year olds) September 2010. (Approximately 12,800 surveys distributed.)
Parent Consultation 100% of children on school roll 66 primary schools and 19 senior schools (seniors school include pupils in year 7,9 and 9 only) February 2011 (Approximately 27,800 surveys distributed.)
Parent Focus Groups March 2011 (7 groups)
Employer Consultation March 2011-03 (Approximately 5,580 surveys distributed.) Childcare Provider Consultation (Approximately 600 surveys distributed.)
At the time of writing this report only the analysis of the returned parent questionnaires has been completed for the under fives survey and the 34 primary schools, 7 special schools. An amendment to this report will follow early in the financial year 2011-12 when the data has been analysed and the reports completed.
The initial data from responses in the 34 primary schools, and 7 special schools has been used to support new places applications for out of school childcare. The funding for these applications has been supported by the Wales Assembly Governments Community Focused School Childcare Grant 2010-11 and is detailed in this report under Grants in Section Four – Statistical Data.
Actions Resulting from the Childcare Sufficiency Assessments
Pending the results of the full consultation activity in 2010-11 the key actions resulting from the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment March 2010 remain the same and are as follows. The Childcare Sufficiency Assessment presents data which shows there are unmet demands for childcare for all types of childcare provision. There are however certain types of provision which are more acute, as well as, shortages within certain geographical areas. The types of childcare and the issues outlined below require actions to be prioritised for the financial year 2011-12 and beyond in order to strategically address these shortages within the resources available to the council.
The types of childcare where shortages exist include: - Wrap-around Care
Out of School Childcare A-Typical Hours Childcare Full Daycare
Sessional Care– Playgroups, Cylch Meithrin, Crèches, Flying Start Childminders
Welsh Language provision Support for Disabled Children
Wrap-around care
There is a direct relationship between the need for wrap-around care and demand for full daycare. The Council’s current policy for free nursery education places is to provide those places within a maintained setting. The lack of wrap-around childcare provision within or connected to maintained settings results in parents who are working keeping their child in other childcare settings, which meet their needs, as the nursery education place is not
transferable. Developing wrap-around care within maintained settings is limited. The provision of childcare places is required by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales and the Daycare Standards and Regulations to be separate from the provision of the education places. Most maintained settings do not have spare capacity to offer wraparound care facilities on site within the school premises. The Schools Organisational Planning process may present some opportunities to create capacity in instances where schools may be amalgamating. The offer of an extended morning or afternoon nursery education session with the provision of lunch clubs may well address those parents’ childcare needs who work part-time hours.
ACTION
1. To further target and survey geographical areas where there are waiting lists for full daycare.
2. To maintain a dialogue with school organisational planning in order to seek opportunities for creating wrap-around care.
3. To consult with childcare providers in specific geographical hot spots with a view to collaborating with maintained settings to provide more wrap-around care.
4. Review council policy on free nursery education in maintained settings.
Out of School Childcare
Consultation with parents indicates that before school, after school and holiday care requires further expansion. This is very variable across the county. For the financial year 2009-10 and 10/11 the Wales Assembly Government has made available to local authorities funding within the Community Focused Schools Grant specifically for the expansion of childcare for school age children. This additional funding is timely when assessing future demands for childcare amongst lone parents and families on workless benefits as a number of changes are to be implemented by the Department of Work and Pensions over the next few years. In particular, lone parents receiving income support and parents claiming Job Seekers Allowance. From October 2010 lone parents with the youngest child aged 5 October 2011 or over will no longer be entitled to Income Support if they are only claiming because they are a lone parent. Lone parents will have to look for paid work or make a claim for Job Seekers Allowance or Employment and Support Allowances if they are not able to work due to health condition or disability. The changes being phased as follows: -
A youngest child aged 12 or over from November 2008 (Phase 1) A youngest child aged 10 or over from October 2009 (Phase 2; and
A youngest child aged 7 or over from October 2010 (Phase 3) amended to 5 years October 2011.
The planning for new childcare places in areas where there are high numbers of lone parents and parents on workless benefits will need particular attention. These areas currently have the least childcare provision.
Genesis II ESF Wales is a project funded by the European Social fund from October 2008 to march 2014. The project aims to support parents who are unemployed or economically inactive to move closer to the labour market. This is to be achieved through a range of
activity including developing individual action plans, mentoring, addressing the barriers to employment and training, help with the costs of training, travel and childcare costs. This project has a clear contribution to make assisting with the planning of childcare places particularly in the area of temporary childcare to support the training needs of not only the Genesis participants but those engaged in Adult and Community Learning in general. This project also has a major contribution to make in realising the Wales Assembly Governments Child Poverty Strategy and the New Families First Programme.
ACTION
5. Assess the potential new demand for childcare as DWP changes come into force. 6. Monitor demands for childcare and childcare as a barrier to training and
employment with the Local Job Centre Plus.
7. Monitor Genesis II participants’ demands for childcare.
8. Further investigate childcare demands for parents wishing to take up training and education opportunities and those engaged with Adult and Community Learning Services.
Before School Care
With many schools taking up the Welsh Assembly Government’s free breakfast schemes demand for childcare before school is patchy. How ever there still exists a miss-match between what is offered within the free breakfast scheme and the childcare hours required before school for working parents.
ACTION
9. Encourage schools to participate in the free breakfast scheme and develop models of good practice which dovetail with fee paying childcare demands.
After School Care
Funding in 2008-09 for the WAG for the Community Focused School Grant helped to prepare to increase the activity for the financial year 2009-10 and 10-11. This funding enabled the Council to seek the interests of all schools wishing to expand childcare provision within school premises or in partnership with a third party either on school premises or not on school premises. The results of the consultation have assisted in the formulation of the business support targets 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. Whist the interest from primary schools was encouraging including Welsh Medium in 2009-10, there was no interest from senior schools and special schools initially. This in some ways reflects parent’s consultation results that the greatest demand is for primary school age children. The results of the consultation undertaken in September 2010 and February 2011 will provide data to further target areas of unmet demand.
ACTION
10. Act on survey parental demand 2010-11 in schools which have expressed an interest and prioritise business support.
11. Follow up schools in areas where there is a lack of provision and high numbers of lone parents and parents on workless benefits.
Holiday Care
Holiday care consistently presents itself as an area requiring expansion from the first parental survey undertaken in 2000 and the most recent in 2010-11. However, the actual take up of places in existing registered provision has fluctuated in recent years with providers staffing for numbers less than the numbers the provision is registered for. Some possible reason for this is most parents use friends and relatives as their preferred childcare and will make such arrangements in favour of paying for childcare. Another explanation is the expansion of other forms of holiday activities which are not formal childcare but may meet parents’ childcare needs and the child’s preferred holiday activity such as a sports club. The results of the Community Focused School grant planning has also raised interests from schools as outlined above.
ACTION
13. Act on the parental demand 2010-11 in schools which have expressed an interest and prioritise business support.
14. Follow up areas where there is a lack of services geographically within the city 15. Investigate the take up of other holiday activity clubs.
A-typical Hours Childcare
Cardiff County supports a diverse range of employers and occupations with significant numbers travelling into Cardiff for work which is in excess of the outflow. The need for childcare to meet the needs of parents early mornings, evening and weekends and to cover shift patterns is reflected by the fact that Cardiff has a number of large employers engaged in services such as health workers. With only one childcare provider offering evening and overnight provision and one provider offering Saturday care, this is the area which needs the greatest development in addressing the shortage. In the financial year 2007-8 funding was set aside for pilot projects inviting childcare providers to expand provision. Only one application was submitted and approved resulting in the single provider offering evening and overnight care. In 2008-9 delegates of the Childcare Task Group visited the Scottish One Parent Families Sitter Service which provides childcare provision outside regular working hours and also childcare within the parents own home. A lottery application for the development of this type of service submitted in 2009 was unsuccessful.
ACTION
16. Analyse the revised Family Information Service customer satisfaction questionnaire which includes a questions on a sitter service.
17. Investigate funding to support Sitter Service Development
18. Continue to encourage childcare providers to expand provision where possible.
Full Daycare
As outlined in the section on wrap-around care there is a relationship between full daycare, wrap-around care and free nursery education places. Full daycare is dominated by the
private sector. Potential new providers of full day care do not always seek advice from the Childcare Strategy Unit about the local childcare market which may put existing providers at risk of dilution or closure as a result of increased competition. The main concentration of provision is in the north of the county and the least in the south which tends to correlate with the north being most affluent areas as compared to the south. The southern side to Cardiff does however, present opportunities in relation to the travel to work market of parents travelling from the Vale who may require childcare closer to the place of work. This is an area of expected expansion but is impossible to quantify. Some additional provision has materialised within the last two financial years.
ACTION
19. As actions 1,2,3
20. Encourage new providers/private providers to seek advice on the local childcare markets.
Sessional Care – English Language
There is little evidence from parents’ surveys and consultation that there is demand for Sessional Care. Where expansion has been taking place, it is within the Flying Start program me catering for the free childcare places for the 2-3 year olds.
ACTION
21. To concentrate on sustainability issues with current providers.
22. Support emerging new childcare places and expansion of existing provision.
Cylch Meithrin – Welsh Language
There is however, increasing demand for nursery education in the medium of Welsh which should not be confused with evidencing the need for Sessional Childcare in the medium of Welsh. Where nursery education places cannot be provided in a maintained setting, places are offered in Cylch Meithrin. All Cylch Meithrin in the County receive funding for nursery education places. The Childcare Strategy Unit needs to ensure that the expansion of places is for the purposes of childcare and not education, the later of which is the responsibility of the Schools and Lifelong Learning Admissions.
ACTION
23. Consult with Admission to avoid funding the start-up for new places or expansion where places are for Nursery Education purposes.
Crèches
Over the past 24 months the Childcare Strategy Unit and the Genesis project have received requests to provide temporary crèches and for advice on how to set up temporary crèches. Some of these requests have come from colleagues working in allied fields and services such as Flying Start, DWP/Job Centre Plus - Primary Contractors, Voluntary
Agencies working with vulnerable adults and Young People and Communities First forums. The need for this type of childcare is required to support short courses and skills development opportunities related to employment services, parenting programmes and adult and community learning in general. There are a number of difficulties in meeting this need as there is no one funding source for the subsidising of the childcare fees and neither is this an area of Business Support development currently contracted to a national childcare umbrella organisation. Whilst assistance can be given to establish services, the users are likely to be those who are unwaged or on low incomes, and as such services will require funding to support the subsidising of the fees or actual cost per place provided. This area is of particular concern regarding corporate strategic planning processes in relation to Widening Participation for Adult and Community Learning as set out in the Wales Assembly Government’s.
ACTION
24. Identify opportunities for funding from the Communities First Trust Fund and Outcomes Fund for the subsidising of childcare fees.
25. Raise childcare needs and temporary crèches within the Councils Strategic Planning and Management processes and Partnership forums.
26. Consider the Wales Assembly Governments Child Poverty Strategy Outcomes and the Families First Programme
Childminders
Parents preferring to use childminding rather than group care continues to present gaps in provision in particular in areas where full day care have waiting lists or few vacancies. A large number of individuals each year present as wishing to start up Childminding however not all come to fruition. Most enquires to the Family Information Service seek childminding as a preference. This may be due to lack of alternatives which meet their actual needs, some of which are being born out in the parent consultation activity 2010-11. During 2009-10 and 202009-10-11 a particular emphasis was placed on stimulating the market amongst BME communities to become childminders which is beginning to show some results. A dip in the numbers of registered childminders appears to be as a result of CSSIW de-registration where individuals are not active.
ACTION
27. Target areas of highest enquires 28. Target areas with lowest provision 29. Target BME communities
Home Based Childcare
The Childcare at Home Approval Scheme in Wales took effect in February 2007 and is being run by CSSIW, the Approval Body. The approval fee, payable on application, is
currently £104 and includes the cost of an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure (CRB check). The scheme is voluntary and only applies to childcare provided in Wales. In order to be approved under this scheme the carer has to meet the following criteria at the point of application or renewal.
• Must be aged 18 years or over.
• Must have an existing qualification on the National Framework of Accredited Qualifications for Early Years, Childcare and Playwork at level 2 or higher.
• Hold a first aid certificate which is less than three years old, suitable for the care of babies and young children and which covers dealing with emergencies, resuscitation, shock, choking and anaphylactic shock.
• Be able to demonstrate that there is nothing in their past which would suggest that they are unsuitable to care for children (usually via a CRB check).
Approval is valid for twelve months.
What the scheme does
• It verifies that the applicant has a suitable childcare qualification.
• It verifies that the applicant has undergone appropriate first aid training within three years of the date of application.
• It carries out an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure (CRB check) including a POCA (Protection of Children Act) list check. The Childcare Approval Body will then assess whether the CRB check or entries on the POCA list contain information which would make the applicant unsuitable to work with children.
• By using an approved carer, an employer may be able to access financial support through the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit or through employer supported childcare.
What the scheme does not do.
• It does not verify whether the childcarer is eligible to work in the UK. • It does not clarify the age group they are suitable to work with.
• It does not guarantee that parents using an approved child carer are entitled to financial support either via working tax credit or employer supported childcare.
• It does not remove the parent’s responsibility to make sure that child carers are individually suitable to look after their children.
Why should my nanny be approved? Benefits to Parents
• By using an approved carer you know that they have been checked and met basic criteria as a child carer.
• This means that they are not unsuitable to care for children and have some understanding of their needs and what to do in an emergency.
• By using an approved carer you may be able to access financial support through the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit or through employer supported childcare.
• Increased employability through a nationally recognised approval scheme commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales.
• Recognised confirmation of childcare training and status.
Increased opportunity for employment with parents who may benefit from claiming tax benefits when using approved child carers.
How do I find out more?
The helpline 01443 848450 (calls are charged at the local rate or higher from a mobile or public phone) and website www.cssiw.org.uk
Data is not know has to how many individuals may be working in this type of childcare in total and the last data received from NESTOR was October 2009.
The Chief Inspector and national teams can be contacted at: Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NQ Fax: 029 2082 3417
(Source: Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales Web site)
ACTION
30. Raise lack of data issues with Welsh Assembly Government.
31. Invite childcare agencies in the area to join in the Childcare Task Group/Early Childhood Strategy Task Group.
Welsh Language Provision
he promotion of Welsh language childcare provision and the use of the Welsh language within other settings is a concern affecting all types of childcare provision. During 2009-10 and 2010-11 there has been an increased interest from Welsh Schools for After School Provision and little evidence of demand for other types of provision with small numbers for Cylch Meithrin.
ACTION
32. Assess existing providers use of the Welsh Language
33. Promote Welsh Language specific services across all childcare provider types
Support for Disabled Children
Cardiff Council operates an Assisted Places Scheme for parents with disabled children. Provision for pre school children 0-5 years is managed through procured services with
First Opportunities Cyfle Cyntaf and school age children 4 -18 years provision is managed through a Service Level Agreement with Play Services within the Council. For the preschool children trends seem to show that parents are seeking additional support for regular part time sessions with some parents seeking support where they are in full time employment. As the scheme develops and more parents become aware of the services insufficient resources may be available to support all requests. Where children are identified at an early age and the parent is working full time then support for a child may be required for many years. This presents some difficulties in terms of forward planning the financial costs of providing the service for the full age range 0-18 years.
ACTION
34. Implement eligibility criteria application and annually review demand 35. Collate application data
36. Inform elected members, the Council Executive of unmet demand.
37. Investigate areas of the Children and Young Peoples’ Action Plan and Disability Strategy development and opportunities for joint commissioning.
38. Consider the Wales Assembly Governments Child Poverty Strategy Outcomes and Families First Programme for the development of the Team Around the Child / Team Around the Family single assessment process model.
Childcare and the Black, Minority Ethnic Communities
Cardiff’s BME community makes up 8.4% of the population. This figure overall is not represented within childcare provision as a whole across Cardiff. In geographical areas where high numbers of parents live from BME communities there also appears to be a correlation between less demands for childcare. Some of this may relate to there also being high numbers of households in receipt of workless benefits and other factors are cultural; where traditions still support an extended family network for instance.
ACTION
39. Investigate the take up of places by BME communities and those for whom English is a second language.
40. Collaborate with partners to under take parent focus groups in areas where there are higher proportions of the population of BME communities and English as a second language.
41. FIS and Childcare Umbrella organisations to promote awareness within registered childcare providers.
Integrated Children Centres
In 2008 elected members approved the development of 4 further Integrated Childcare Centres in addition to the Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre. The development of these new services is being project managed by the School Organisation Planning Team Manager alongside activity associated with the Schools Organisational Plan and the development of Flying Start childcare places. The schools identified for development of integrated children’s facilities are:
Adamsdown Primary School Oakfield Primary School Greenway Primary School
Works at Greenway Primary School are now completed and include redevelopment of the Community Room, general upgrading of facilities in the school and the location of the Flying Start childcare setting. The works at Adamsdown are well under way and should be completed by September 2011. Developments for St Mary the Virgin are included within the planning around 21st Century Schools. To date the works are underway at Greenway and Adamsdown plans are due to go out to tender in March 2010. Discussion with local stakeholders in the St Mellon’s locality regarding plans for the Oakfield ICC development are ongoing. Planning regarding the St Mary the Virgin ICC and complementary childcare, to be located at Mount Stuart, initiated in January 2010.
ACTION
42. The School Organisation Planning Team lead consultation activity with potential stake holders
43. The School Organisation Planning Team develops a range of potential models in conjunction with local stake holders.
44. The Childcare Strategy Unit support expert information and advice on the development of new childcare places within Integrated Childcare and Education settings.
Flying Start
Flying Start is a Welsh Assembly Government funded programme targeted at children aged from birth to 3 years 11 months and their families, living in identified catchment areas of Cardiff and identified by their home address postcode. The central objective of the programme is to improve children’s outcomes both in preparation for school and the longer term. Initial funding for Flying Start was until 31st March 2011, this has now been extended until 31st March 2014.
The programme impacts positively on children’s social, emotional and cognitive skills, their physical health and their language and communication skills. In particular the programme is already supporting the early identification of children with additional and/or complex needs, which in turn ensures that those most vulnerable children are able to access a childcare placement with one to one support where required. The Programme builds on an approach which sees professionals from a range of agencies working together by strengthening the principles of multi-agency/multi-professional working, early identification of needs and early intervention.
The programme targets families with children under 4 who reside in the following eight primary school catchments:
Glan-yr Afon Primary School - Llanrumney Greenway Primary School - Rumney Adamsdown Primary School - Adamsdown
St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School - Butetown Mount Stuart Primary School - Butetown
Herbert Thompson Primary School - Ely Windsor Clive Primary School - Ely Trelai Primary School - Caerau
The total number of children (0-3’s) the programme is intended to reach in Cardiff is currently capped by the Welsh Assembly Government at 2270.
The programme consists of four service strands, which children and families living in the catchments can access. These are:
Intensive Health Services
Health visitor caseloads in the Flying Start catchments are significantly reduced. This enables the health visitors to offer a more intensive service. In particular they can offer more support to first time parents; mums with post natal depression or families where there are complex needs or multiple births. Health visitors also, for instance, support the delivery of parenting programmes and baby massage sessions either in groups or within parents own homes. Additional support and advice will also be on hand from dieticians and speech and language therapists.
Parenting Programmes
Becoming a parent is probably the most important and the most difficult job anybody will undertake. To support parents, or parents to be, a range of parent support is available. This includes the Parent Nurturing Programme which is delivered on a group basis, and Parents Plus which is delivered on a one to one basis with families in their own homes. Language and Play/Number and Play (LAP & NAP)
These are fun courses delivered over a six week period where parents and their children attend together. Language and play courses aim to support children’s language and communication skills and are linked to the existing Book for Babies scheme. Additional free books are also offered to children aged 2 years living in the Flying Start areas
Childcare
All children living in Flying Start catchments are entitled to a free part time childcare place (where one is available) from the term after his/her second birthday to the term in which they celebrate their third birthday or when he/she enters nursery education, which ever is the sooner.
A childcare place is defined as 2.5 hours per day, x 5 sessions a week x 42 weeks a year. Places are provided through local playgroups; Cylch Meithrin; private day care settings as well as bespoke Flying Start providers, or alternatively with childminders.
To be an approved Flying Start childcare provider, providers will have gone through a rigorous process in order to demonstrate that they meet the Flying Start service requirements. They will have gone through the childcare procurement process and have signed up to a legal ‘Framework Agreement’.
Childcare is available through the medium of English or Welsh (where available) and parents are encouraged to support their children to take up all five sessions.
Childcare Business Development Support Services
The support for existing childcare providers and the development of new provision is contracted to the five national childcare umbrella organisations. These include: -
The National Childminding Association (Wales) The National Day Nurseries Association (Wales) Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin
Wales Preschool Providers Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs The activity supported includes:
Business Planning Financial Health Checks Mentoring
Advice on legal and regulatory matters Marketing
Income generation – grant applications Advice on training and qualifications Quality Assessment
Assisted Places Scheme for Parents with Disabled Children aged 0-18
years
Support for the assisted places scheme is contracted to: - First Opportunities Cyfle Cyntaf 1-54 years
Play Services 4-14 years
The service aims to assist parent with disabled children to access to childcare provision of their choice. These services will identify and remove the barriers faced by parents when seeking appropriate childcare in order to participate in the labour market, training or education.
Type of assistance may include: -
Provision of a support worker in the childcare setting for the session required. Costs towards any special equipment in the childcare setting
Help with transport
Wales Pre-school Playgroups Association (Wales PPA)
Unit 1, The Lofts, 9 Hunter St, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5GX
Tel: 029 2045 1242
email:
Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (MYM) Ty Cymru, Greenwood Clos, Pontprennau, Caerdydd CF23 8RD.
Tel:029 2073 9200
National Child Minding Association (NCMA)
Ocean Buildings, Bute Crescent, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AY
Tel: 029 2044 2980
email:
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA Cymru)
Crown House, 11 Well Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15 1AE.
Tel: 01824 707823
Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids' Clubs National Office, Bridge House, Station Road, LLanishen, Cardiff CF14 5UW Tel: 029 2074 1000
email:
Grants 2011-112
A grants programme is available to support childcare providers set up new provision, assist in sustaining existing provision and help with improving the quality of childcare services.
For the financial year 2011-12 grant applications may be submitted up to the following values: -
New Places £10,000 Sustainability £2,000 Improving Quality £500 Childminder start-up grants
o Start-up pack including: - Membership and insurance £88.60, and a Publications pack £56.00 total £144.60
o Start-up grant (discretionary) £300
Grants may be warded in excess of the New Places and Sustainability as outlined above and are dealt with on a case by base basis and subject to available financial resources in the current financial year.
All grants awarded are subject to the provider accepting the terms and conditions. The New Places and Sustainability grants aim to pump prime new childcare services as well as support existing provision recover from periods of financial difficulties which may arise from under occupancy for instance. The contracted Business Support Services provide expert information and advice to new providers and existing providers to achieve balanced budgets and robust financial monitoring.
These grants awarded are intended to support a balanced budget for the period of the grant awarded and in some circumstances may be required to pay back unspent grant.
An information pack, how to apply and an application form are available from: The Childcare Strategy Unit
The Conference Centre The Harlech suite East Moors Road Cardiff Council
CF24 5RR Tel: 029 20351704
Email:
Assisted Places Scheme
The Assisted Places Scheme is designed to address the barriers parents face in securing childcare paces in the setting of their choice. That is, for parents in work, training or education and parents intending to return to work, training or education. The childcare setting of their choice includes registered or approved childcare provision as follows: -
Sessional care Full day care
Out of School Childcare
Childminding – Home based childcare including in the parents own home Crèches
The scheme is not intended to support parents with help with childcare fees. The scheme also is not intended to provide support for children deemed to be ‘in need‘ within the provision of the Children Act 1989 for respite care or others similar services which fall within the remit of the Council’s Children’s Services or those services which are the responsibility of Health Services.
Similarly, this service is not intended to duplicate that which is supported by other funding sources such as the Cymorth Grant for disabled children’s play.
The assessment of parents’ eligibility for support must therefore demonstrate that they require support by reason of their being in work, training or education or returning to work training or education. Following parents meeting eligibility requirements and the assessment of the needs of the children, the required support offered may include:
1. The costs for additional childcare workers to support the individual child’s need in the childcare setting of their choice.
2. The identified costs associated with training/up-skilling of childcare workers within the setting of their choice.
3. The provision of specialist equipment or resources, where appropriate. 4. Help with transport.
Items 1 and 2 are deemed to be priorities with items 3 and 4 only supported after all other means of support and assistance has been explored and subject to available financial resources.
The assistance is intended to support children 1-14 years as outlined in the WAG Guidance. For the financial year 2010-11, the contracted services will assist in the
assessment of parents and their child’s requirements in the process of an application, placement of the child within the childcare setting and the monitoring of the placement. A maximum of up to 20 hours support will be allocated to children 1-4 years. The completed and approved eligibility form will be forwarded to the Childcare Strategy Unit. Funding will be allocated on a first come first served basis. When resources are exhausted applications will be placed on a waiting list. The Childcare Strategy Manager will then use the data of children on the waiting list to inform senior officers and elected members of the Council of the unmet demands.
The delivery of the service will ensure that parents are made aware that it is Cardiff Council which is providing the additional support and funding of the service. The service provider will complete the Assisted Places Eligibility Form and obtain the parents signature for Data Protection to ensure the parent has understood how the information provided will be used.
Contacts:
Katie Barret-Goode
Swyddfa Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin Ty Cymru
Parc busnes Porth Caerdydd Caerdydd
CF23 8RD
Tel: 029 20739209
Karen Barker
Leisure and Play Services Stepping Stones Project Worker 1B-1C Dominions Way
Cardiff CF24 1RS
Tel: 029 2087 3956
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Section Four – Statistical Data
Development of Childcare Places 2010-11 and 2011-12
Table 1 Number of childcare places created 2010-11
Electoral Division NCMA NDNA WPPA MYM CPCKC CPCKC Flying
Start TOTAL First Opps Play Services Adamsdown 28 28 3 Butetown 4 42 24 70 2 Caerau 1 1 Canton 9 15 28 32 84 1 1 Cathays 55 48 103 1 Creigiau/St Fagans Cyncoed 3 3 Ely 5 48 12 65 2 Fairwater 5 8 13 2 Gabalfa 5 5 1 1 Grangetown 30 30 2 1 Heath 8 8 2 2 Lisvane Llandaff 56 56 1 1 Llandaff North 5 20 12 16 53 Llanishen 11 32 43 2 1 Llanrumney 24 24 2 Pentwyn 10 24 34 1 Pentyrch Penylan 3 3 4 Pontprennau/Old St Mellons 4 24 28 4 7 Plasnewydd/ Roath 1 1 Radyr/Morganstown 35 35 1 Riverside 6 6 Rhiwbina 1 2 Rumney 5 24 24 53 Splott 2 Trowbridge 6 1 Whitchurch/ Tongwynlais 7 7 1 2 TOTAL 88 147 20 40 374 24 64 757 22 36
NCMA – National Childminding Association NDNA – National Day Nursery Association WPPA – Wales Preschool Providers
MYM – Mydiad Ysgolion Meithrin ( Welsh Language) CPCKC – Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs
CPCKC - Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs (Welsh Language) Flying Start – free part-time childcare 12.5 hours for 2-3year olds
First Opportunity Cyfle Cyntaf – Assisted places for disabled children 1-4 years Play Services – Assisted Places for disabled children 4-14 years
Table 2 Estimated Number of places to be created 2011/12 Electoral Division NCMA NDNA WPPA MYM CPCKC CPCKC Flying
Start TOTAL First Opps Play Services Adamsdown 3 20 23 1 Butetown 1 Caerau 3 24 27 Canton 24 31 55 Cathays Creigiau/St Fagans 6 24 30 Cyncoed Ely 21 12 8 41 1 Fairwater 24 24 48 1 Gabalfa 9 9 1 1 Grangetown 21 20 54 21 3 Heath 33 24 57 1 2 Lisvane 3 3 1 Llandaff 6 16 21 2 2 Llandaff North Llanishen 9 31 48 88 1 3 Llanrumney 18 48 66 Pentwyn 36 36 1 3 Pentyrch 3 3 1 Penylan 3 42 45 1 Pontprennau/Old St Mellons 27 60 24 111 2 4 Plasnewydd/ Roath 20 20 Radyr/Morganstown 12 12 1 Riverside Rhiwbina 3 3 1 2 Rumney 3 12 15 Splott 21 56 18 12 16 123 3 Trowbridge 21 24 45 2 Whitchurch/ Tongwynlais 27 27 1 2 TOTAL 336 230 38 56 286 16 32 950 14 31
NCMA – National Childminding Association NDNA – National Day Nursery Association WPPA – Wales Preschool Providers
MYM – Mydiad Ysgolion Meithrin ( Welsh Language) CPCKC – Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs
CPCKC - Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs (Welsh Language) Flying Start – free part-time childcare 12.5 hours for 2-3year olds
First Opportunity Cyfle Cyntaf – Assisted places for disabled children 1-4 years Play Services – Assisted Places for disabled children 4-14 years
Page 34 of 91 Table 3 Summary of Approved Grants 2009-10
GRANTS 09-10 ALLOCATION TOTAL SPEND BALANCE
New Childcare Places £70,000.00 £84,245.85 -£14,245.85
Sustainability £25,000.00 £20,000.00 £5,000.00 Quality £10,000.00 £13,726.07 -£3,726.07 Childminder Start-Up Grants £16,000.00 £4,723.32 £11,276.68 Community Focused Schools £120,858.00 £122,084.00 -£1,226.00 TOTALS £241,858.00 £244,779.24 -£2,921.24
NO OF NEW CHILDCARE PLACES CREATED 09 - 10 699
Table 4 Summary of Approved Grants 2010-11
GRANTS 10-11 ALLOCATION ACTUAL SPEND BALANCE
New Childcare Places 70,000.00 34,669.04 25,331.96
Sustainability 25,000.00 32,010.52 -9,010.52
Quality 10,000.00 11,013.24 -1,013.24
Childminder Start-Up Grants 16,000.00 9,604.92 5,522.54 Community Focused Schools 207,730.00 210,984.74 -3,254.74
TOTAL 328,730.00 298,282.46 17,576.00
NO OF NEW CHILDCARE PLACES CREATED 10-11 757
The balance of the grant allocation budget for 2010-11 was reallocated to the provision of additional allocation for the Assisted Places Scheme for parents with disabled children.
Graph 1
Number of Created Places 2010 - 2012
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Number of Places Created 757 950
2010/11 Projected 2011/2012
Graph 2
Graph 3
Number of Created Places 2010 - 2012 by
Umbrella Organisation
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2010/11 Projected 2011/2012National Child Minding Association
National Day Nurseries Association
Wales Pre-school Playgroups Association
Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin
Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs CPCKC (Welsh) Flying Start First Opportunities Play Services Graph 4
Number of Created Places 2010 - 2012 by Umbrella Organisation 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 N a tional C h ild M indi ng A sso ci a tio n N a tional D a y Nu rs e ri e s A sso ci a tio n Wa le s Pr e -s c hool P lay gr oups M udi ad Y s g o lio n M e ith rin C ly bi au P lant C y m ru K ids C lubs CP CK C (W e ls h ) F ly ing S tar t Fi rs t O ppor tuni ties Pl a y Se rv ic e s 2010/11 Projected 2011/2012 Number of Created Places 2010 - 2012
0 500 1000 Number of Places Created 757 950 2010/11 Projected 2011/2012
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Table 5 Nursery Education Places for three and four year olds
MAINTAINED: ENGLISH MEDIUM Med Permanent 2011 April 2011 April 2011
Funded Places
Funded
Places On roll Vacancies
ELY & CAERAU CC EM NURSERY EM 80 80 80 0
GRANGETOWN NURSERY EM 160 160 160 0 TREMORFA NURSERY EM 112 112 113 -1 ADAMSDOWN EM 48 48 48 0 ALBANY EM 64 64 64 0 ALLENSBANK EM 64 64 64 0 BADEN POWELL EM 48 48 48 0 BIRCHGROVE (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0 BRYN CELYN EM 48 48 41 7 BRYN DERI EM 80 80 80 0 BRYN HAFOD EM 64 64 64 0 CEFN ONN EM 48 48 37 11 COED GLAS EM 80 80 80 0 CORYTON EM 48 48 47 1 CREIGIAU EM 32 32 32 0 DANESCOURT EM 64 64 64 0 EGLWYS WEN EM 48 48 48 0
EGLWYS NEWYDD (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0
FAIRWATER (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0 GABALFA EM 64 64 64 0 GLADSTONE EM 64 64 64 0 GLAN YR AFON EM 64 64 64 0 GLYNCOED INFANT EM 64 64 66 -2 GREENWAY EM 48 48 48 0 GWAELOD EM (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0 HAWTHORN EM 64 64 62 2 HERBERT THOMPSON EM 80 80 80 0 HYWEL DDA EM 64 64 64 0 KITCHENER EM 96 96 96 0 LAKESIDE EM 80 80 80 0 LANSDOWNE EM 64 64 64 0 LLANEDERYN EM 72 72 74 -2 LLANISHEN FACH EM 80 80 82 -2 LLYSFAEN EM 48 48 48 0 MARLBOROUGH INFANT EM 64 64 64 0 MEADOWLANE EM 64 64 64 0 MILLBANK (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0 MOORLAND EM 64 64 64 0 MOUNT STUART EM 80 96 95 1 NINIAN PARK EM 112 128 128 0 OAKFIELD EM 112 112 108 4 PENTYRCH (N/A) EM 0 0 0 0 PENTREBANE EM 48 48 48 0 PEN-Y-BRYN EM 64 64 64 0 PENCAERAU EM 80 80 80 0 PETERLEA EM 96 96 94 2 RADNOR PRIMARY EM 0 0 0 0 RADYR PRIMARY EM 0 0 0 0 RHIWBINA EM 80 80 82 -2 RHYDYPENAU EM 80 80 80 0 ROATH PARK EM 64 64 64 0
RUMNEY EM 80 80 81 -1 SEVERN EM 160 160 160 0 SPRINGWOOD EM 48 48 43 5 STACEY EM 64 64 64 0 THORNHILL EM 48 48 48 0 TONGWYNLAIS EM 36 37 37 0 TON YR YWEN EM 80 80 81 -1 TRELAI EM 64 80 81 -1 TROWBRIDGE INFANT EM 32 32 32 0 WILLOWBROOK EM 64 64 64 0 WINDSOR CLIVE EM 96 112 112 0
TOTAL ENGLISH MEDIUM MAINTAINED EM 3820 3885 3864 21
MAINTAINED: WELSH MEDIUM Permanent 2010 April 2010 April 2010
Funded Places
Funded
Places On roll Vacancies
ELY & CAERAU CC WM NURSERY WM 64 64 64 0
CREIGIAU WM (N/A) WM 32 32 32 0
YSGOL BRO EIRWG WM 64 64 64 0
YSGOL COED Y GOF WM 0 0 0 0
YSGOL GLAN CEUBAL WM 0 0 0 0
YSGOL GWAELOD Y GARTH WM 28 28 28 0
YSGOL NANT CAERAU WM 32 32 32 0
YSGOL MELIN GRUFFYDD WM 64 64 64 0
YSGOL MYNYDD BYCHAN WM 64 64 63 1
