Hampshire County Council Sufficiency Update
Area: Test Valley
Period: April – June 2014
Report by: Sheila Sahota Childcare Development Co-ordinator
Executive summary
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 / According to the Small Area Population Forecast from 2012 – 2015 the population of children 0-4 years is continuing to increase in Test Valley.http://www3.hants.gov.uk/factsandfigures/population-statistics/pop-estimates/small-area-pop-stats.htm
Housing Developments / Within the borough of Test Valley, major housing growth is taking place at three main locations, East Anton, Picket Twenty, and Cupernham. Within the new housing plans Whitenap and North Baddesley wards have also been identified.
Lone parents
families accessing Working Tax Credit / No change was indicated in the data since the last quarterly report.
Employment profiles and income / According to the Hampshire Labour Market Bulletin for June 2014, overall the number of benefit claimants had decreased in Test Valley since the previous reporting period with 50 less claimants. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/factsandfigures/figures-economics/hants_labour_market/archive.htm
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. For the purposes of transparency where no details of childcare places have been provided an allocation of 3 childcare places for a Childminder and 1 childcare place for a Home childcarer has been allocated.
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 / 3 / 13 / 4 / 13 / 0
Home childcarers / 4 / 5 / 4 / 4 / 1
Day Nursery / 1 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 55
Pre-school / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
ASC (may inc BC) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Holiday Playscheme / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Availability of places
According to the data sets provided there is a gain of 56 childcare places within this reporting period. The 55 full day care places opened within this quarter in the Anna ward in north Andover. Childminding closures have also slowed down over this quarter and there are no new settings within the other provide types.
Data sets
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 / SP10 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Amport / SP10 / 5-7 / 1 / HC
Anna / SP11 / 0-5 / 55 / DN
Anna / SP10 / 0-7 / 3 / CM
Dun Valley / SO51 / 3-5 / 2 / HC
St Marys / RG14 / 5-7 / 1 / HC
St Marys / SP10 / 0-14 / 6 / CM
Valley Park / SO51 / 3-7 / 1 / HC
Under three’s 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:
There have been new additional places for under threes during this reporting period within the places outlined in the new provision data.
Proposed provision
This data that is known to the Local Development Team of proposed childcare provision that is likely to be developed. It is also likely that these provisions have made applications to Ofsted.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered places / Type of settingDN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home childcarers
St Marys / SP11 / Not known / Not known / CM
St Marys / SP10 / Not known / 2 / HC
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
Blackwater / SO51 / 2-5 / 52 / PS
Comment:
Within this reporting period a setting within the Blackwater ward has indicated that they are having sustainability issues and have attended a business surgery.
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
Anna / SP11 / 0-7 / 1 / HC
Chilworth Nursling and Rownhams / SO52 / 0-7 / 4 / CM
Cupernham / SO50 / 0-7 / 1 / HC
Harroway / SP10 / 0-7 / 3 / CM
Harroway / SP10 / 0-7 / 1 / HC
Harroway / SP10 / 0-10 / 4 / CM
Millway / SP10 / 0-7 / 1 / HC
Winton / SP10 / 0-7 / 2 / CM
Comment:
The data sets for this reporting period have highlighted that 4 Childminders have closed with a loss of 13 childcare places. However the gain of childminding places balances the loss for this quarter.
EYE - two year old offer
This is based on the settings that are approved to take two year old funded places.
Ward / Postcode / Age range / Registered placesCupernham / SO51 / 0-5 / 54
St Marys / SP10 / 2-5 / 41
Dun Valley / SO51 / 2-5 / 24
Alamein / SP11 / 2-5 / 50
Ampfield and Braishfield / SO51 / 2-5 / 26
Over Wallop / SO20 / 0-5 / 50
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / 2-5 / 20
Charlton / SP10 / 2-5 / 38
Tadburn / SO51 / 2-5 / 26
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / 2-5 / 24
Harewood / SO21 / 2-5 / 18
Winton / SP10 / 2-5 / 24
Chilworth Nursling Rownhams / SO16 / 0-5 / 58
North Baddesley / SO52 / 2-5 / 26
Millway / SP10 / 0-5 / 65
Harewood / SP11 / 2-5 / 24
St Marys / SP10 / 2-5 / 26
Valley Park / SO53 / 2-5 / 30
Penton Bellinger / SP11 / 2-5 / 26
Abbey / SO51 / 2-5 / 26
Alamein / SP11 / 0-5 / 75
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / 2-5 / 24
Penton Bellinger / SP10 / 0-5 / 100
Winton / SP10 / 2-5 / 26
Winton / SP10 / 2-5 / 30
Kings Somborne and Michelmersh / SO20 / 2-5 / 26
Broughton and Stockbridge / SO20 / 2-5 / 24
Kings Somborne and Michelmersh / SO51 / 2-5 / 26
Blackwater / SO51 / 2-5 / 52
St Marys / SP10 / 2-5 / 20
Ampfield and Braishfield / SO21 / 0-5 / 64
St Marys / SP10 / 0-5 / 64
North Baddesley / SO52 / 0-5 / 52
Chilworth Nursling and Rownhams / SO16 / 0-5 / 64
Blackwater / SO51 / 0-5 / 80
Anna / SP10 / 2-5 / 36
Bourne Valley / SP11 / 2-5 / 18
Valley Park / SO53 / 0-5 / 50
Penton Bellinger / SP9 / 2-5 / 26
Chilworth Nursling and Rownhams / SO16 / 2-5 / 21
Millway / SP11 / 2-5 / 32
Valley Park / SO53 / 2-5 / 20
Cupernham / SO51 / 2-5 / 26
Dun Valley / SP5 / 2-5 / 60
Millway / SP10 / 2-5 / 26
North Baddesley / S052 / 2-5 / 26
Anna / SP11 / 2-5 / 26
Chilworth Nursling and Rownhams / SO16 / 2-5 / 30
Total / 48 settings/1700 places
Comment:
There are currently 49 settings approved to take two year old funded children and 58 EYE Childminders. Applications for two year funding are continuing to be processed and the majority of referrals continue to be from the North Test Valley wards.
Children Centres
Two year old support offer includes integrated support from the Children Centres.
Name / Postcode / WardShepherds Spring Children’s Centre / SP11 / Alamien
Acorn Children’s Centre / SP10 / St Marys
Water Meadow Children’s Centre / SO20 / Broughton and Stockbridge
Poppies Children’s Centre / SO21 / Harewood
Sunshine Children’s Centre / SO52 / North Baddesley
Little Oaks Children’s Centre / SO51 / Cupernham
Ofsted data
This includes the data on the Ofsted outcomes for the district in the period.
Type of settings / Outstanding / Good / Satisfactory / InadequateChildminders / 0 / 4 / 3 / 0
Preschools / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0
Day Nurseries / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0
Out of School / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
There were 12 Ofsted inspections over this reporting period.
Development of provision for Special Needs
Statement of Inclusion
Hampshire SfYC Inclusion Team is committed to ensuring that all eligible children are able to attend an early years or childcare setting irrelevant of any disability or additional support need. Ideally we would see this happening in the child’s local setting or parents choice of setting, however where a child’s needs cannot be met by this provider we will work with the CFIT team to support the identification of an appropriate alternative.
The Inclusion Team will use a range of resources to ensure that all settings are able to provide quality care for all children. This comprises of direct support from the Area Inco team, support from the Portage Service or support from Portage Outreach, training or support groups. ChIF is only available to settings with no financial reserves when supporting children with severe/profound support needs.
Quarterly Sufficiency Report Data from Inclusion Team
Number of children supported by Area Inco team / Total 167Top 4
Speech and Lang 87 52%
Behaviour 29 17%
Autism 21 12.5%
Dev. Delay 11 6.5%
Number of ChIF Grants awarded / 0 Settings
Value of ChIF Grants awarded / Total cost £ 0
Location of specialist provision / Acorns Child Centre
Number of children receiving SEN Funding / Total SEN funded children / 28
SEN funded 2 year olds / 0
SEN funded 3 & 4 year olds / 28
Vulnerable SEN funded 2 year olds / 0
Number of settings receiving Early Years Portage Outreach / 5 settings
Number of families & settings receiving Portage Plus / 4
Number of families receiving Core Portage / 38
Number of families receiving Early Support / 26 (11 attend squirrels group regularly)
Service impacts & trends
Transitions – a high percentage of the children Portage, outreach and Area InCo ‘caseload’ are due to start school in September 2014 which will mean a high number of children/settings will require IPA/ transition support
Outreach – TV outreach hours provided by Portage are coming to an end – need to appoint 14 hour E grade or 19 hour D grade post over the coming months
Portage initial visit waiting list – 15 families waiting for an initial visit or allocation of a Portage home visitor (PHV)
SEN 2 year old criteria change –Due in September this increase to the eligibility criteria of 2 years olds with DLA at any level will have an impact on settings and as a consequence Area InCos, Outreach and Portage services.
SEN Code of Practice (Local Offer) – roll out of this new initiative will have impact on InCos workload but this is difficult to estimate
FSOWs – recently recruited and now in induction period in post
Early Help Hub – meets every Thursday 1pm – 3pm – already identified one child who will be eligible for 2 year funding from August and possibly identified one child who may have missed out on an early years entitlement place – group shows real potential
Development of Childminder Networks
Early Years (EYE) childminder provision has increased to 62 approved childminders this quarter with another six childminders working towards becoming an EYE provider. 58 childminders are also approved to take funded two year olds alongside the three and four year old funded children. Within Test Valley there are 4 childminders resigned within this quarter, although the loss of places has been balanced out this quarter. The district have a total of 166 registered childminders with 17 of these awaiting their first Ofsted inspection. There are 73% of all childminders within the district have achieved a good or outstanding grade from their Ofsted inspection and PACEY are continuing to offer training support to all childminders through a variety of ways.
Development of out of school/holiday provision
There has been a demand for Out of school places within the Cupernham and Knightwood areas of Test Valley.
Parental demand
There has been a huge increase in referrals through the brokerage service and demand for two year old places in the north Test Valley wards.
Grant funding
There is no update this quarter
Conclusion
According to the data sets provided there is an overall gain of 56 childcare places within this reporting period. The majority of new places are set within a new day nursery within the Anna ward which has also helped to meet the shortfall of two year old places within the north of Test Valley.
Priority areas remain Picket Twenty and East Anton and Cupernham who all require additional childcare places, with the onset of the new housing taking place. New housing plans have also highlighted new housing in the south Test Valley wards of North Baddesley and Whitenap. Whitenap,is still in the early stages of development and in its draft Core Strategy (January 2012), the Council proposed allocating land for a new neighbourhood of approximately 1,500 dwellings.