Hampshire County Council Sufficiency Update
Area: Rushmoor
Period: CSA Jul – Sept 2014
Report by: Sheila Hornby, Childcare Development Co-ordinator,
[email protected] Tel: 01252 814770
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
Housing Developments
Lone parents
families accessing Working Tax
Credit
Employment profiles and income
The population of Rushmoor in 2011 is
estimated to be 96,700. It is forecast to
increase by 2.7% between 2011 and 2018
(Demographic facts & figures for Rushmoor,
HCC) Numbers of 0-16 year olds show
statistic numbers overall, with no increase in
5-15 year olds and a decrease from age 16.
The 0-4 year olds currently make up almost
6.4% of the total population of 96,700
Aldershot Urban Extension – 4500 homes
planned (over the next 25 years)
It is anticipated that there will be circa 700
additional army families expected in
Aldershot over the next years.
Lone parents in Rushmoor account for 0.9%
of the worklessness statistics for
Hampshire, the total for HCC is 0.8%
(Hampshire Labour Market Bulletin August
2014)
Unemployment statistics for job seekers
allowance shows the Rushmoor percentage
has decreased to 1.2% of the working age
population. Hampshire overall has
decreased to 0.9%. the national rate
decreased to 2.3% (Hampshire Labour
Market Bulletin August 2014)
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.
Availability of places
Provider
type
Childminders
Home
childcarers
Day Nursery
Pre-school
Holiday
Playscheme
ASC (may
inc BC)
Total
number
of
providers
gained
Total
number
of
providers
lost
4
1
Total
number of
registered
places
gained (if
known)
23
Not Known
9
0
Total
number of
registered
spaces
lost (if
known)
37
Not known
Net growth or
loss of places
since the last
quarter (- / + )
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-26
0
0
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
-14
Not known
Availability of places
During the quarter, four childminders opened, with nine closing, an overall
loss of fourteen places place. One new home child carers opened. It is not
known how many childcare places they will provide but likely to be one to two
places. One preschool closed due to premises issues. All children either
started school or were offered places at the owners other setting. Overall the
market decreased by 44 places.
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
St Marks
Postcode
GU11
Age
range
0-7
Registered
places
6
Type of setting
DN/PS/Hol
Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home
childcarers
CM
Wellington
Westheath
GU11
GU14
0-7
0-7
TOTAL
6
11
CM
CMs
23
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
St Marks
Wellington
Westheath
GU14
GU11
GU14
Registered
baby places
(0-2)
1
1
2
Comment
Childminder
Childminder
Childminders
Comment:
During this quarter, the new places for 0-2 year olds are all with childminders.
Proposed provision
This is 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
St Johns
St Marks
Manor Park
Mayfield
Postcode
GU14
GU14
GU11
GU14
Age range
0-7
0-7
0-7
0-7
Registered
places
6
5
2
5
Type of setting
DN/PS/Hol
Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home
childcarers
CMs
CM
CM
CM
Total
Comment:
All proposed places are with childminders.
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 Type of setting
places
DN/PS/Hol Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home
childcarers
Total
Comment:
There is no known provision 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
GU14
GU14
GU14
GU12
GU12
GU11
GU14
0-7
0-7
0-7
0-7
0-7
0-7
0-7
6
7
3
4
3
4
10
37
Cove & Southwood
Fernhill
Knellwood
Manor Park
North town
Wellington
Westheath
Total
Type of setting
DN/PS/Hol
Playscheme/
ASC/CM/Home
childcarers
CM
CMs
CM
CM
CM
CM
CMs
Comment:
This quarter 9 childminders closed with a loss of 37 places.
Early Years Education - two year old offer
This is based on the settings that are approved to take two year old funded
places and claimed EYE funding in the Autumn term 2014.
Ward
Postcode
Cove and
Southwood
Empress
Fernhill
Fernhill
Grange
Grange
Grange
Heron
Wood
Knellwood
Knellwood
Manor Park
Manor Park
Manor Park
Mayfield
GU14
Age
range
2-5
Registered
places
26, 38
Weeks
open
38, 51
GU14
GU14
GU14
GU14
GU14
GU15
GU11
2-5
2-5
0-5
0-5
2-5
0-7
0-5
160
82
14
20
32
3
69
38
38
48
51
38
51
51
GU14
GU14
GU11
GU11
GU11
GU14
0-5
2-5
0-5
2-5
0-7
2-5
81
24
96
64
3
75
51
38
51
38
48
38, 51
North Town
GU12
0-5
42
51
Type of
setting
1 x PS, 1 x
DN
5 x PS
3 x PS
DN
DN
PS
CM
DN
Funded 2
year olds
8
3 x DN
PS
2 x DN
2x PS
CM
1 x PS, 1 x
DN
DN
5
11
25
6
1
12
23
1
28
10
North Town
Rowhill
Rowhill
St. John’s
St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s
Wellington
GU12
GU11
GU11
GU14
GU14
GU14
GU11
2-5
2-5
0-7
2-5
2-5
0-5
2-5
48
86
3
58
26
219
106
38
38
48
38
38
51
38, 51
Wellington
Westheath
Total
GU11
GU24
0-7
2-5
3
28
1467
48
38
PS
2x PS
CM
2x PS
PS
3 x DN
2x PS, 1 x
DN
CM
PS
Comment:
38 of the 39 settings in Rushmoor are providers of funded 2 year old places.
Demand has been met by supply this quarter.
Children’s Centres
Two year old support offer includes integrated support from the Children
Centres
Name
Maple Vue Children’s Centre
Park & Sunflowers Children’s Centre
Sycamore Children’s Centre
Butterflies & Dragonflies Children’s Centre
Owls Children’s Centre
Postcode
GU11
GU11
GU14
GU14
GU14
Ward
North Town
Heron Wood
St. Marks
Westheath
Mayfield
Ofsted data This includes data on Ofsted outcomes for the district at the end of June 2014.
Type of settings
Childminders
Preschools
Day Nursery
Holiday – After
school provision
Outstanding
17
0
1
0
Good
93
19
11
7
Satisfactory/ Inadequate
Requires
Improvement
18
3
4
0
4
0
2
0
Comment:
This quarter (July to September ) 3 childminders were inspected; all achieved
a good outcome. Two nurseries were inspected; one received a good Ofsted
outcome, the other a Requires Improvement. One preschool also received a
requires improvement outcome. Both settings are receiving support from the
Local Development Team to improve their outcome at next inspection. A
playscheme also received a requires improvement outcome.
12
1
5
14
5
3
5
175
Development of provision for Special Needs –
Number of children supported by
Area Inco team
Portage Caseload – Core
Portage Plus
Portage Outreach
Location of specialist provision
Number of children receiving SEN
Funding
Number of settings receiving Early
Years Outreach
Location of Beacon settings
98
23 + 8 awaiting assessment
3
1
Henry Tyndale Nursery
Farnborough Grange Nursery
31
3
Farnborough Grange Out of School/holiday
Farnborough Grange Infant School
Statement of Inclusion
Hampshire Services for Young Children 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 (children & Family Information Team) to
support the identification of an appropriate alternative. The Inclusion Team will use a
range of resources to attempt to ensure that all settings are able to provide quality care
for all children. This will include the provision of additional funding through the ChIF
process, direct support from the Area Inco team, Outreach support from one of the
contracted expert providers, support from the Portage service, training, or support
groups. ChIF is only available to settings with no financial reserves when
supporting children with severe/profound support needs.
Development of Childminding
There are 34 childminders providing funded early years education to two year
olds and 36 providing early years education to three and four year olds.
Development of out of school/holiday provision
There are a range of Extended School activities currently running across the
council area. Some of these activities run during school lunch breaks, before
and after school, during the holidays and on inset days. They include sports
based activities, cooking and eating programmes, art and drama, study and
homework support, literacy and numeracy programmes. Local sports centres
also offer a range of activities and sporting sessions during all school holidays
and after school.
Parental demand
There have been no unmet requests for childcare during the year. The
Childcare and Family Information Team (CFIT) supported families in finding
provision particularly for those children who are funded as a two year old.
Grant funding
There have been no grants awarded this quarter.+
Ward
Postcode
Type of
grant
Registered
places
Type of setting
FDC/SC/OSC/CM
Conclusion
The “Childcare places analysis (balance sheet)” at the beginning of this
report details the net loss/gain in places across the council area by quarter
and showing an annual total.
There has been some change in childcare places this quarter. Four
childminders opened with nine closing, an overall loss of fourteen places.
One preschool closed due to premises issues with a loss of 26 places.
Overall the market decreased by 44 places. All children who attended the
setting that closed either started school or were offered places at the owners
other setting.
The numbers of two year old funded places was lower than anticipated and
the market met the demand for 2, 3, and 4 year old nursery education places.
Proposals by the government to change the funding and criteria for two year
olds has meant the local development team working with settings to develop
additional places for two year olds. The local development team has been
working with settings in order to build quality and capacity following the
September 2013 Government launch. A large number of settings have
applied to be providers to meet the demand. There are currently 38 settings
and 34 childminders providing early years education to two year olds. From
September 2014 the Government has extended the eligibility criteria and
anticipates 40% of all 2-year-olds nationally are eligible to take up a free early
years education place. Currently, 2 year old places are meeting current
demand for funded provision.
HCC is working with providers to participate in the “stretched offer”. This gives
parents the opportunity to stretch the 15 hours a week free nursery education
over a longer number of weeks than the standard 38 weeks of the year. 7
nurseries, and 2 childminders are providing this offer.
Plans are in place for the Aldershot Urban Extension. Development zones
have been identified, and the first 175 houses will be built in 2014/15 with
approximately 250 – 275 houses annually until 2019 with continued
development to 2023. The first school will open in 2016. Two nurseries and
two preschools have been built into the planning and will be available as each
1000 milestone for housing is met.