1. Free Early Education & Childcare Briefing Autumn 2018

2. Agenda Welcome Childrens Voice Presentation
Better Relationships Presentation
SEND Updates
Early Years & Childcare Updates
Networking
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3. Early Years Updates 30 Hours Free Childcare / Early Years Handbook
Free Early Education Take up
Childcare Sufficiency Survey 2018 Findings
Early Years Finance Consultation
Family Centres

4. 30 Hours Free Childcare HMRC Improving Process
Autumn Estimate 8500 children
4th Largest in Country
1st September 2018 – Foster Carers Eligible
Must be in additional paid work / and complements care plan of the child agreed with Social Worker
Early Years Handbook Updated – September 2018

5. Childcare Sufficiency Report
Published in July 2018
2545 Ofsted Providers – 292 Schools /1369 Childminders / 884 Group Providers
6 New Day Nurseries opened in Hertfordshire
96% of Providers Good and Outstanding
85% of parents are happy with the childcare they access
Location of provision main priority for parents choosing provision
77% of parents with a child with SEND state the childcare they access meets their needs
Families access an average of over 19 hours of care per week

6. Free Early Education Take Up
Age range
2-year-olds
3 and 4-year-olds
Region/Year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2014
England 58 68 71 72 95 94
Hertfordshire 57 69 93
East of England (excluding Herts) 61 73 70 97 96

7. Early Years Finance
Meeting with providers held on 06/09/18 to discuss funding changes made in 18/19 and issues
Proposals for altering how budget share is calculated including deprivation funding was discussed
Paper will go to Schools Forum to start finance consultation for FY 19-20
Survey to be produced and publicized and will be open for at least 6 weeks during October/November – open to all providers for feedback
This will then be reviewed and a formal proposal worked up to be taken back to Schools Forum for sign off
Please refer to FSC news / Schools bulletin for updates

8. Childrens Centres Recommissioning
Evolving into Family Centres
Integration with Public Health Nursing
No centres lost / 4 Quadrants
Aims to continue to support families and providers in their locality
New service from 1st October 2018

9. National Updates Tax Free Childcare now open to all children under 12
Childcare Vouchers ending for new entrants on 30th September 2018
Parents have to reconfirm for Tax Free Childcare every 3 months
Evaluation of 1st Year of 30 hours entitlement  

10. Information for Providers / Parents
You can get information from
These pages include detail on:
Childcare Business Support
Free Early Education Information
Access EY Portal and Funding Guidance
For Parents
Free early education entitlements

11. Free Early Education and Childcare Team
Melany McQueen
Strategy Manager: Early Childhood Services
David Shevlane
Development & Commissioning Manager
Pam Taylor
Development & Commissioning officer
Welwyn & Hatfield, Hertsmere, Dacorum & St Albans
Pablo Benvenutto
Stevenage, North Herts , East Herts , Watford , Three Rivers & Broxbourne
Business Support -

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