Inclusion in Harrow Early Years LEAF conference 15th March, 2019 Harrow Early Years Geri Gowans – context and strategy Archana Dattani- Finances Denise Deighton – Case study Kamran Malik - Impact of 2018/19 Project Funding
Context: about Harrow … Residents are more than 50 % (BAME) groups. 25% of young Black men are unemployed The largest group, after white, is Indian. 3000 refugee and asylum seeker children in Harrow Less than half the children in schools in Harrow speak English as a first language. 6% households are lone parents 14% of households with dependent children have no adult in employment children live in 50% of unsuitable housing [overcrowded] Increasing mobility and extensive new housing developments. Increasing deprivation, especially in 5 wards. Diminishing LA/services capacity: 7 people in the Early Years Team
about Harrow Early Years… Provision 111 PVIs : 110 are good or outstanding. 153 childminders: 150 are good or outstanding 1 maintained nursery in a soft federation with special schools 28 school nurseries: all good or outstanding Early Years Team Offer IAG/updates/briefings Strategic and comprehensive SEND support Provision improvement Moderation / transition/ Area SENCO and advisers: strategic and targeted SEND support Working stakeholders services/commissioners/ professionals Inclusion Funding
Inclusion Funding
Inclusion funding 2018/19 Number of Children Funded Child Specific Child Specific Pathways to EHC Summer 2018 308 - Autumn 2018 216 12 Spring 2019 374 28 Number of Projects Block Funding Summer & Autumn 2018 21 14
Process… Briefings/Training/workshops/visits/emails Identification support Criteria/contracts/ guidance/ Applications Comprehensive Panel Strategically promoting Projects Supporting partnership development Ongoing review of Impact/children’s progress Mapping the augmented Local Offer
Projects… Sensory gardens Sensory rooms Forest school Language and well-being with parents and children Elklan training /learning language and loving it/every child a talker Yoga for tots training Speech and language therapy Play therapy
DD’s case study Words cannot express the joy our children (and if I am honest, the staff and the parents) displayed on seeing the initial stages of the Gruffalo Trail. The works started in the half term and I had to share the photos with you, as the outcome has turned out to be beyond my expectations! Thank you to you all once again for making my vision come true and for helping me provide the best for the children in my care.
Lessons learnt and next steps PVIs and childminders need lots of support to create partnerships. Training is essential and needs to be increased. We have to be careful that we don’t ‘generate’ SEND. Robust protection of spend is essential.