Hampshire County Council Sufficiency Update
Area: Test Valley
Period: July - September 2011
Report by: Sheila Sahota - Childcare Development Co-ordinator or tel: 02380 650034
Area demographic profile
This information is provided by the Local Development Team and indicates any known changes in the demographic profile in the area. Some of the data may not be statistical but what is known locally from networking with agencies and settings.
Number and ages of children / A recent analysis of childcare places in the Alamien and St Marys wards has been undertaken. This has verified the rise in numbers of 0-5 year olds in these wards. According to the Hampshire Small Area Population forecast, Test Valley is still expected to see a large rise in the numbers of 0-4 year olds.Commuter data / No major differences in outward and inward commuters in Test Valley area since the last CSA was undertaken.
Lone parents
families accessing Working Tax Credit / As previous quarterly monitoring
Employment profiles and income / As previous quarterly monitoring
Childcare places analysis
This data is produced by the Local Development Team from known changes in the childcare market that have occurred in the period.
Childcare places analysis (balance sheet)
This data is produced by the Local Development Team from known changes in the childcare market that have occurred in the period. Please also see information in the data set tables below which give the detail.
Provider type / Total number of providers gained / Total number of registered places gained (if known) / Total number of providers lost / Total number of registered spaces lost (if known) / Net growth or loss of places since the last quarter (- / + )Childminders / 8 / 35 / 10 / 40 / -5
Home childcarers / 1 / Not known / 1 / Not known / 0
Day Nursery / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Pre-school / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Holiday Playscheme / 1 / 50 / 0 / 0 / +50
ASC (may inc BC) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Availability of places
A further demand for childcare places has been verified from further analysis of the Alamein and St Marys Wards. The Cupernham ward has identified a lack of EYE places and a potential pressure on places for the Preschool in this ward in the Summer term 2012.
The Childcare Development Coordinator is working with the Services for Young Children, Test Valley Local Development Team to stimulate the market to address both of these issues. Through a report from Test Valley Borough Council, it has been identified that the Augusta Park housing estate in the East Anton area has 420 new occupations to date.
New provision
This is data that is known to the Local Development Team of childcare developments that have completed registration in the period. That data is to include all types of provision including childminders.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
Alamein / SP11 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Chilworth / Nursling and Rownhams / SO16 / 0-7 / 5 / CM
Harewood / SP10 / Home Childcarer
Mill way / SP10 / 0-10 / 4 / CM
St Marys / SP10 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Tadburn / SO51 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Tadburn / SO51 / 0-7 / 6 / CM
Tadburn / SO51 / 0-10 / 4 / CM
Winton / SP10 / 0-7 / 50 / Holiday Playscheme
Over Wallop / SO20 / 0-10 / 5 / CM
St Mary’s / SP10 / Home Childcarer
Total / 81 / 8 CM 2 Home childcarer 1 Holiday Playscheme
Under threes new provision
This is based on the places known that have been developed for under threes in the period. The places information will have been extracted from the above table.
Ward / Postcode / Registered baby places (0-2) / CommentComment:
The new provision highlighted may include places for 0-2 year olds but the exact information is not known.
Proposed provision
This data that is known to the Local Development Team of proposed childcare provision that is proposed to be developed. It is likely that these provisions have made application to Ofsted.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
St Marys / SP10 / 0-5 / 64 / DN
St Marys / SP10 / 2-5 / 26 / PS
Alamein / SP11 / 0-7 / CM
Alamein / SP11 / 0-7 / CM
Alamein / SP10 / 0-7 / CM
Cupernham / SO51 / 0-7 / CM
Millway / SP10 / 0-7 / CM
Millway / SP10 / 0-7 / CM
Winton / SP10 / 0-7 / CM
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / Home Childcarer
Total / 90 / 7 CM 1 DN 1 PS 1 Home Childcarer
Comment:
Through work with local providers, the Childcare Development Coordinator has identified a Preschool and a Day Nursery in central Andover. These proposed provisions should ensure that there are more childcare places available to meet the demand.
All of the proposed Childminders are in the Andover central and surrounding wards. This corresponds directly to the areas identified as need in the April 2011 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. The actual number of childcare places the proposed Childminders are registered for, has not been identified but if each one has the average of 4 childcare places this would potentially create an additional 24 places for 0-7 year olds in addition to the 90 childcare places from the other two proposed developments.
Provision under threat of closure
This data is provided by the Local Development Team to indicate areas where childcare operations that are known to have difficulty in the childcare market.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
Total
Comment:
There are no settings identified as under threat of closure
Provision closed
This data provided by Local Development Team of known closures of childcare operations in the period.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
Alamein / SP10 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Alamein / SP10 / 4 / CM
Alamein / SP10 / 4 / CM
Blackwater / Home Childcarer
Kings Somborne and Michelmarsh / SO20 / CM
Kings Somborne and Michelmarsh / SO20 / 6 / CM
Millway / SP10 / 2 / CM
Millway / SP10 / 0-7 / CM
North Baddesley / SO52 / 0-7 / CM
North Baddesley / SO52 / 0-7 / 2 / CM
Winton / SP10 / 0-7 / 6 / CM
Total / 28
Comment:
After analysing the data available the opening balance of childcare places against the closures does highlight a loss of childcare places this quarter within the Childminding sector. Also the loss of childcare places in the Alamein / Winton and Millway wards could impact on the pressure of childcare places in these wards.
However the loss of the childcare places in the Kings Somborne and Michelmarsh ward should have little impact for Parents, as a new Preschool offering 26 childcare places opened in September 2011 and still has spaces available.
The same principle applies to the North Baddesley ward where a loss of 2 Childminders could be incorporated by a Preschool in the same ward which has low numbers of children.
Development of provision for Special Needs
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / 2-5 / 24 / PS
Anna / SP11 / 0-5 / 40 / DN
Total / 64 / 1 DN 1 PS
The two settings identified in the above table accessed CHIF funding during this reporting period. There are also 26 Space Childminders in the Test Valley area who are able to support children with additional needs. There is a beacon setting in the Romsey Extra ward and Hampshire County Council support 12 SEN places at Acorns Children’s Centre.
Development of Childminder Networks
The NCMA reported during this period, that 19 additional Childminders came from the Test Valley area and attended briefings with 13 of these registering. There are 6 newly registered Childminders with a total of 34 approved Childminders who are able to offer Early Years Education (EYE) Funding. There are also an additional 4 Childminders working towards offering EYE funding. As reported above there are 26 Space Childminders who are able to support children with additional needs.
The Childcare Development Coordinator is also continuing to work with NCMA (Childminders) to identify gaps in rural areas in Test Valley to address childcare needs.
Development of extended schools activities and out of school/holiday provision
There are no updates on developments in this area and as there is no longer a Childcare Development Worker in post , there has been little contact with Out of School provision in this Quarter. There has been a development of holiday provision which created 50 childcare places available in the central Andover area.
Parental demand
The Cfit team have reported an increase in referrals during this reporting period.
There have been 5 referrals for the Romsey ward and 3 for North Baddesley. There has also been an additional 3 referrals for the North Test Valley area and there were a total of 20 enquiries on Hantsnet during this reporting period.
Grant funding
No grants have been awarded to group provision in this reporting period. The Childcare Development Coordinator met with the Business Support Officer to look at individual settings and new developments that may be eligible for funding.
Ward / Postcode / Type of grant / Registered places / Type of settingFDC/SC/OSC/CM
Conclusion
This reporting period has highlighted a loss of childcare places in Test Valley within the Childminding sector. There has been a gain of 8 new Childminders and a loss of 10 Childminders in this quarter.
The Childcare Development Coordinator has been actively looking at developing childcare places in the Alamein ward. An information gathering exercise has been undertaken which has highlighted the need for childcare places in the Andover central wards.
There is current work being undertaken with a new School at the Augusta Park housing development site to secure childcare places.
Two childcare providers are looking to develop new provision in Andover – one is a sessional Preschool and one full day care. These three developments should address the need for childcare places and enable all Parents to access their full entitlement in the Alamien and St Marys ward.
Work has also been undertaken by the Childcare Development Coordinator with existing settings in Romsey and Cupernham wards to explore the take up of places according to previous EYE ( Early Years Education) data. The Cupernham ward in particular has an issue with not enough childcare although there are spaces in the neighbouring ward – the families tend not to take up other provision.
There are two new childcare settings in the Bourne Valley and Kings Somborne wards which should help meet the needs in those areas – However they both need to undertake some additional marketing as they opened in September and still have only a few children on roll.
The CDC will be seeking further collaboration with the Planning department of Test Valley Borough Council on housing a new childcare development on the Walworth Industrial Estate. This is to address childcare demands of new housing on the Picket Twenty / Picket Piece site.
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