Service Redesign in an Equally Well Test site Starting Small Fires –

Community Planning Partners making a difference by focusing services on pathways that can reduce health inequality in the early years of life.

How to start a fire?

Starting fires – required elements Oxygen Combustible material Ignition source

Simple rules – for successfully starting fires Choose your material carefully Choose your location carefully Start small Remember the matches Shelter the flame Feed regularly

Starting Fires – required elements Learning Leadership Engagement

Simple rules We dont know everything No single fixes Involve communities Develop leadership at all levels Outcome focused Trust that we all want the same thing – the best possible for start for all children and

Teamwork / Partnership

Activities Action learning sets Action learning sets Civic Conversations – short term learning outcomes Civic Conversations – short term learning outcomes Development fund Development fund Service mapping & redesign – medium term outcomes Service mapping & redesign – medium term outcomes Measuring and evaluating change Measuring and evaluating change

Are we making a difference? Redesign of early years play in one community Redesign of oral health promotion in two communities Fast tacking of forest school Development of multi-agency early intervention pilot Targeting of breakfast provision Capacity building through champions network

Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he thinks that perhaps there isnt.

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We will know we have succeeded when:- Children and families are engaged with the key health improvement challenges Children and families are engaged with the key health improvement challenges Parents can access support for healthy living when they need it Parents can access support for healthy living when they need it Parents and children have good quality child friendly environments Parents and children have good quality child friendly environments Those at most risk of poor health receive most support Those at most risk of poor health receive most support