Supporting Partnerships All LAs Need To Know About CMAs. Sarah Read, Early Years Manager Action for Children

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1 Supporting Partnerships All LAs Need To Know About CMAs Sarah Read, Early Years Manager Action for Children 6 November, 2017

2 Aims of the session Offer support to Local Authorities interested in setting up as a CMA or wishing to work with CMAs in their local area Offer support to those considering setting up as an agency, either now or in the future Share experiences and best practices of existing childminder agencies Access to the most up-to-date information on childminder agencies

3 The current picture 10 Childminder Agencies registered with Ofsted Up to 36 childminders registered with each agency More going through the registration process 30 hours childminders vital to this agenda Partnerships are key

4 The 10 Childminder Agencies St Bede Childminder Agency The Northumberland Church of England Academy Trio Childcare Connections Ltd Daryel Care Leap Ahead Achieving for Children City Childcare Childminding Agency Rutland Early Years Agency Childcare Suffolk Childcare Agency Dandelions Northfleet Nursery School

5 Local Authorities establishing a CMA

6 How? As an in-house model Working with other organisations to set up a CMA in a local area: Schools Maintained Nursery Schools Training providers Childminders Other early years provision/organisations

7 Considerations for Local Authorities Trading Arm Business plan, SWOT analysis Staffing Application / registration Consultation with childminders Events for childminders Provision for Ofsted registered childminders

8 How Local Authorities can work with Childminder Agencies in their area

9 Working with Agencies in your Local Authority Quality of provision Safeguarding Sufficiency Funded places

10 What do you need to have in place? Mechanisms to provide checks for prospective childminders registering with an agency Systems to find out which childminders are registering with the agency and in which areas Regular dialogue to ensure that a two-way sharing of information is maintained Looking ahead regular dialogue to establish how an agency in your area could support delivery of the 30 hours

11 Discussion What are the benefits and challenges for Local Authorities when working in partnership with Childminder Agencies? What are the benefits and challenges for Local Authorities when establishing themselves as a Childminder Agency?

12 How CMAs currently work with Local Authorities Rutland Early Years

13 @Home Childcare Childminder Agency: Partnership working with LAs

14 Background Registered as a CMA nearly 2 years ago Flexible home childcare provision since 2005 Quality home-based childcare for all families Training provision Social enterprise Cover Notts, Derby, Sheffield & Leicestershire areas

15 Working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Increase the number of childminders able to provide funded places Regular quality improvement and assurance of childminders to help improve outcomes for children and close the gap Register more childminders to improve sufficiency in target areas Key partner in early innovator bid for the 30 hours local focus is flexibility and parental engagement

16 How do we add value to Local Authorities

17 What are we doing as a CMA? Start-up support with the registration process from start to finish all under one-roof approach Robust procedure for registering childminders Sharing of information strengthens safeguarding Provide regular quality improvement support to help preserve the high standards of childcare within the LAs

18 What are we doing as a CMA? Regular quality assurance inspections Increasing the number of childminders available to provide funded places Increasing the number of Good and, eventually, Outstanding childminders

19 What are we doing as a CMA? Equipping CMs with the knowledge and skills Regular CPD training Funded Level 2/3 qualification training Mentoring: each CM has a dedicated SAM (Support, Advice & Mentoring)

20 What are we doing as a CMA? Become a childminder recruitment campaigns in hot spot areas Beginning to join-up with schools Marketing and advertising to help fill CMs vacancies Business support e.g. employing assistants

21 Partnership At the top table with the LA: Attend strategic meetings Share information Analyse data Invited to be on interview panels Feel valued: Genuine Partnership

22 Achievements Registered 38 childminders Can now register some childminders in 2 3 months start to finish Effective judgement from our Ofsted inspection Proving and refining our CMA model for effectiveness, quality and growth Beginning to be able to afford to employ staff Beginning to offer career progression opportunities for childminders Authentic partnership with some LAs

23 Challenges Being a pioneer Lack of funding Conditions are not in place to incentivise childminders to join agencies Some LAs are still not signposting us Lack of understanding amongst existing Ofsted registered childminders Admin intensive Cannot be our sole focus as a business

24 What s next? Continue to review and refine our model Diversify

25 Q & A

26 Developing a Statement of Purpose

27 Setting up a CMA When setting up a Childminder Agency your statement of purpose should contain: Aims and objectives Organisational structure Arrangements for registering providers Training and monitoring providers Ensuring provision is of a sufficient standard

28 Setting up a CMA Communication Safeguarding Enforcement action Alternative arrangements for when one of it s registered providers is unable to provide childcare Additional services or facilities offered

29 Support Available Action for Children are continuing to support CMAs Information events Bespoke visits Registration support Telephone and support Toolkit

30 Support Available Supporting new organisations to become ready to register with Ofsted Supporting existing CMAs: o Forum o Regular meetings o Marketing toolkit o Ongoing telephone and support

31 Toolkit

32 Further Information Contact Us: E: D: W: Foundationyears.org.uk/child-minders

33 Additional Partnership Working Childminder/CMA and school partnerships: Roadshow type events across the country Bespoke visits to schools Bespoke visits to childminder groups Production of a wrap-around toolkit Advisory board 2 national partnership working events October/November London and York

34 Continued Learning from Hubs Working with existing Hubs to extend and develop partnership working with childminders Re-work of the Hubs toolkit

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