Community Children

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Working Together to deliver for Children and
Families

• Lambeth Childrens Centre Conference
• 23 November 2007
• Stella Clarke
• AD Community Childrens Service

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Raising standards - improving outcomes

• Childcare Act 2006 duty for local authorities
  working together with their NHS and Jobcentre
  Plus partners to
• Improve the Every Child Matters outcomes for
  all young children in their area and reduce
  inequalities between them

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Where do Childrens Centres fit in?

• Childrens Centres are at the heart of the Every
  Child Matters Programme and will play a central
  role particularly in reducing inequalities in
  outcomes for those in areas of high disadvantage

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The future for Childrens Centres - funding and
guidance 2008-2011

• Confirmation of Childrens Centres as a universal
  and mainstream provision alongside schools
• Sustained emphasis on concentrating resources on
  deprived areas
• Emphasis on outreach - response to ongoing Sure
  Start evaluation
• Focus on Childrens Centre Manager as key figure
  in co-ordinating services and directing resources

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Childrens Centres in Lambeth

• 13 open and 26 in total by 2008
• largest Childrens Centre programme in London
• Universal coverage of under 5s
• Mix of maintained and voluntary sector settings
• Phase 1 working towards delivery of full core
  offer
• Phase 2 capital builds and designation plans
• Phase 3 funding allocation received
• One O Clock Clubs

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What services can children and families expect at
a Childrens Centre?

• Integrated early learning and childcare
• Family support and parenting
• Health midwifery, health visitors, speech and
  language therapy
• Jobcentre Plus services
• Information and advice

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Commissioning family support services

• Joint Commissioning Group
• Local authority, PCT, voluntary sector, parents
• Research on local needs and level of services
  already provided
• Consultation in localities with parents
• Types of services to be commissioned
• Voluntary sector lead on bids
• Timetable for process January annoucement of
  successful bids

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Progress towards the core offer in phase 1

• 4 on site childcare under 3s
• 5 on site childcare 3 and 4
• 2 extended day
• All have childminder associate carer scheme and
  childminder drop in
• Good practice emerging on family support linked
  to local need
• Links to wide range of organisations across the
  statutory, voluntary and community sector
• Some gaps e.g. outreach, working with fathers

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How will Childrens Centre services be delivered?

• Seamless, integrated
• Outreach to excluded families
• Involving parents
• Involving PVI providers
• Taking account of views of young children

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How will we know if Childrens Centres are
successful?

• Childrens Centre self evaluation
• National indicators for Childrens Centres cover
• Foundation Stage Profile
• Obesity
• Breastfeeding
• No. of under 5s dependent on workless benefits
• 16-19 mothers in education, employment and
  training
• Access for excluded groups
• Local indicators eg smoking, post natal
  depression

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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JCP Childrens CentreAchieving Together
Reducing Child Poverty Bal VirdeeChildcare
Partnership Managerbal.virdee_at_jobcentreplus.gsi.g
ov.uk
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Child Poverty in Lambeth

• Reduction of Child Poverty is DWPs number one
  priority. Target to halve child poverty by 2010
  and eradicate it by 2020.
• Raise employment rate to 80
• Contribute to increasing the number of children
  in lower income families using formal childcare
• Child Poverty in Lambeth (children aged 0-16
  dependent on workless benefits- IS, IB, JSA)
• 20,010 (35)
• Lone parents in receipt of benefits 7,970.
  Target to get 70 of lone parents back to work
• Highest concentration of lone parents in
  Coldharbour, Vassall, Tulse Hill Stockwell

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Events in the Childrens CentresAccess to Work
and Success

• Two week intensive programme in Childrens
  Centres delivered by specialist tutors covering
  modules which include motivation, CV preparation,
  job search techniques, presentational skills etc
• Four-week structured job search activities at the
  Tomorrows People Trusts Centre in Kennington
  which include 1-1 jobsearch support, interview
  preparation and counselling support.
• 13 weeks initial in work support to maximise
  sustained employment.
• Childcare throughout the programme
• ,

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Where?Access to Work and Success

• Events have been held in Partnership with the
  following Childrens Centres
• Kennington Park Childrens Centre (June, July,
  Sept, Oct)
• Jubilee School (August)
• Stockwell Childrens Centre (Sept, Nov, Jan 08,
  March 08)
• St Stephens Primary School (Nov, Feb08, Mar 08)
• Clapham Manor (Jan 07)
• Sure Start Tulse Hill (Feb 07)

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Success stories

• 70 lone parents have gone into work through this
  programme and we are expecting more results
  shortly! All 70 of these lone parents were long
  term unemployed and have found employment in
  Sales, School Learning Support Assistants, Prison
  Service, Accounts Assistant, Transport for
  London, Social Work and Call Centres.
• 43 of the lone parents were from the Lambeth
  Childrens Centres

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Jobcentre Plus Group Presentations in Childrens
Centres

• 30.10.2007 Kennington Park Childrens Centre in
  Parents House. Crèche facilities were made
  available to parents.
• Event held in partnership with Childrens Centre,
  REED, Work Directions, Skills UK and JCP
• All attendees agreed to participate with at least
  one of the programmes being offered by providers
• More events to be planned 2008

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Key Lambeth Jobcentre Plus Contacts
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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Working Together To Improve Health Outcomes
Reduce InequalitiesYing ButtChildren
Integration Partnership ManagerLambeth PCT
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Policy Context

• Health inequalities are unacceptable. They start
  early in life and persist not only into old age
  but subsequent generations.
• Tackling health inequalities is a top priority.

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Policy Context

• Health inequalities are the result of a complex
  and wide-ranging network of factors. People who
  experience material disadvantage, poor housing,
  lower educational attainment, insecure employment
  or homelessness are among those more likely to
  suffer poorer health outcomes and an earlier
  death compared with the rest of the population.

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Lambeth PCTs Response to Childrens Centre
Programmes

• Reshape services
• Build partnerships to deliver services
• User involvement

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Service Development to Meet Need

• Redesign of Health Visiting service
• Renaming- Healthy Start Service (2005)
• Creating teams to deliver services
• Intensive support to the most vulnerable
• Evaluating the redesign ( 2007)

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Service Development to Meet Need Cont.

• Developmental assessments Loughborough
• Baby clinic developmental reviews Effra
• Baby clinic developmental reviews-
  Loughborough
• Baby massage Jubilee

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Service Development to Meet Need Cont.

• 2 year checks Jubilee Holmewood
• Breast feeding café - Effra

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Speech Language Therapy Input

• Focus
• Health Promotion
• Preventative programmes

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Examples of Service

• Baby Babble Bag
• Advice clinics and drop ins
• Parent and toddler groups
• Training
• Evaluation

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Dietetic Services

• Weaning parties
• Cook eat sessions
• Training
• 1 to 1 sessions
• Parenting group
• Home visits

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Key PCT Contacts

• Children Service Managers
• Kate Morgan -SE Locality Kate.Morgan_at_lambethpct.nh
  s.uk
• Eleanora Bennie- N Locality Eleanora.Bennie_at_lambet
  hpct.nhs.uk
• Daphne Horton SW Locality Daphne.Horton_at_lambethp
  ct.nhs.uk
• Speech Language Therapy
• Jane Conway-Mary Sheridan Centre
  Jane.Conway_at_lambethpct.nhs.uk
• Dietetics
• Carys Marke- Carys.Marke_at_lambethpct.nhs.uk

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More to Come

• "I have walked that long road to freedom. I have
  tried not to falter I have made missteps along
  the way. But I have discovered the secret that
  after climbing a great hill, one only finds that
  there are more hills to climb. I have taken a
  moment here to rest, to steal a view of the
  glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on
  the distance I have come. But I can rest only for
  a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities,
  and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not
  yet ended."
• Nelson Mandela
  Long Walk to Freedom 1994

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007

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Community Childrens Service

• 2nd Annual Lambeth Childrens
• Centre Conference
• the journey so far
• Friday 23 November 2007