Children & Family Support Service January

Briefing The Council’s Financial Position Savings Target Principles Timescales Questions 2

The Council’s Financial Position The Council’s financial position continues to be very difficult Savings of over £60m already achieved, but …. Further funding reductions mean that additional savings of £35.6m are likely to be required by 2015 Outline proposals for delivering these savings have now been agreed, for consultation, at the Council’s Cabinet meeting on 3 September

The Council’s Financial Position (cont) £8m of financial savings achieved (debt repayment, liabilities closed etc) Departmental Targets: – Adults £3.5m – Children’s £5.5m – Development & Regeneration £1.7m – Environment (Excluding Waste) £3.9m – Chief Executive’s £4.0m Plus a further target of £10m to corporate and cross- departmental initiatives, including waste disposal/ collection, accommodation, area forum and airport dividend. 4

Principles - Strategic Bolton Council retained its core principles whilst deciding where to make budget savings: Protect the Council’s over-arching goals of economic prosperity and narrowing the gap Protect services to vulnerable children & adults and keep these services safe Secure savings from management & administration before making savings at the front line Move from universal to targeted services Where services are excellent reduce them to good Whilst putting the needs of local people first, protect staff & avoid compulsory redundancies if at all possible. 5

Drivers for change Children’s Services Budget: £50m approx. £36m spent on services to vulnerable children Children’s Services Savings Target (2013/15) - £5.5m Principles: Protecting the most vulnerable children and young people Targeting those children/young people/families most in need Targeting areas of greatest deprivation Keeping children, young people and the organisation safe. 6

Background January 2012 Children’s Centres & Family Support Service formed a new service Further spending cuts have now led to current review of services 7

Core purpose Children Centre Offer delivery Family Support Looked After Children Contact 8

Current Model 3 District Teams – Led by District Manager, Staying Safe Division 18 Children's Centres – each with Advisory Group, OFSTED Inspection, SEF and Action Plan 12 Managers – operational management of the service – all reporting to a District Manager 9

Proposals (1) Local Authority retains statutory responsibility Keep all 18 Children’s Centres open Continue to be responsible for all centres & staff Further develop relationship with the community & other partners to develop the offer Potential to develop pre-school child care provision. 10

Proposals (2) Remove all non-assessed services (e.g. stay & play) Review of facilities management Rationalise posts Provide transitional support Reduction in centre operational budgets 11

North South West LA & School Partnership LA Managed LA Bolton Children’s Centre Delivery Model 1a (For Consultation) 12

LA Alexandra CC Partnership with Alexandra Nursery LA Alexandra CC Partnership with Alexandra Nursery West North South LA Bromley Cross CC LA Leverhulme LA Tonge CC LA Oldhams CC Partnership with High Lawn School LA Oldhams CC Partnership with High Lawn School LA Brightmeadow CC Partnership with Firwood St Cath. Acad. LA Brightmeadow CC Partnership with Firwood St Cath. Acad. LA Crompton CC Partnership with The Valley School LA Crompton CC Partnership with The Valley School LA Little Lever CC LA The Orchards CC Partnership with The Orchards Fed. School LA The Orchards CC Partnership with The Orchards Fed. School LA Kearsley CC LA Hulton CC LA Heaton CC LA Horwich CC LA Westhoughton CC Partnership with Washacre School LA Westhoughton CC Partnership with Washacre School LA Oxford Grove CC Partnership with Susan Isaacs Nursery LA Oxford Grove CC Partnership with Susan Isaacs Nursery LA Harvey CC LA Great Lever CC LA Grosvenor CC Partnership with Grosvenor Nursery LA Grosvenor CC Partnership with Grosvenor Nursery Bolton Children’s Centre Delivery Model 1b (For Consultation) 13

Potential benefits Seamless service to children & families Opportunities to share expertise Potential to develop an integrated pre-school to Key Stage 2 offer. Early access/support to pre-school children and families for schools Utilisation of vacant space to develop complementary support programmes to children and families from communities and community providers. 14

Staffing implications Rationalisation of management structure Merge Parenting Officers and Children & Family Support Workers – Level 3 and reduce overall number Post Dis-established: – Children & Family Worker – Level 1 – Site Supervisors Revised role for Centre Assistants & reduce overall number of FTEs 15