Partnership Working. 7.1 Partnerships will be supported by local authorities on four levels between:
i. Local authorities and providers
ii. Providers working with other providers, including childminders, schools and organisations iii. Providers and parent carers
Partnership Working. 7.1 Partnership working between different types of providers will be encouraged and promoted by Together for Children in order to meet the childcare needs of parents.
7.2 Providers should work in partnership with parents, carers and other providers to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. Providers should discuss and work closely with parents to agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice particularly if their free entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child.
7.3 Every parent whose child accesses an early education free entitlement place must have a clear written and signed agreement in place. This agreement should be co-signed by both parents where applicable. The ‘Parental Declaration and Consent Form’ (Appendix 2) of this document fulfils this requirement. Where a child accesses their full entitlement across different sites, each site must have their own signed agreement in place. For children eligible for the extended entitlement (1140 hours) the agreement will need to indicate where the child will continue to access their universal entitlement (570 hours) if they become ineligible for the extended entitlement.
7.4 Where providers decide to work together to provide flexible childcare for parents, a partnership agreement would need to be developed and signed by all parties. The Early Years Team would need to be informed of this agreement in order for funding arrangements to be supported. Please find ‘Early Years Team Contact Details’ (Appendix 4). An example of a partnership agreement could be between a term time only provider and an alternative provider during school holidays whereby the child only accesses one setting during census week.
Partnership Working. The Local Authority will support partnerships on four levels between: • Local Authorities and Providers and multiagency professionals • Providers working with other Providers, including childminders, schools and organisations • Providers and parents • Local authorities and parents
Partnership Working. The Authority and the Operator acknowledge the benefits accruing to each of them if this Agreement is performed in a spirit of co-operation and partnership. Accordingly, the Authority and the Operator shall each seek to work closely together in a spirit of trust and co-operation to facilitate effective performance by the Operator of the provision of the Services.
Partnership Working. 8.1 Partnerships will be supported by Gloucestershire County Council on four levels between:
i. Local authorities and providers
ii. Providers working with other providers, including childminders, schools and organisations iii. Providers and parents
Partnership Working. 11.1. BFC will support all providers to work in partnership to meet the needs of children and parents in the Local Authority.
11.2. Providers should work in partnership with parents, carers and other providers to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. An interactive toolkit5 has been developed to help providers set up or join a partnership, maximise the benefits of working together and tackle the challenges joint working can bring.
11.3. Providers should discuss and work closely with parents to agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice when their free entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and a childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child.
Partnership Working. 7.1 The Local Authority shall support the following partnerships:
i. Local Authority and Provider.
ii. The Provider working with other providers, including childminders, schools and organisations.
iii. The Providers and parents.
iv. Local Authority and parents.
7.2 The Local Authority shall promote partnership working between different types of providers, including childminders, across all sectors and encourage more providers to offer flexible provision, alongside other providers.
7.3 The Provider shall work in partnership with parents, carers and other providers to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. An interactive toolkit: has been developed to help providers set up or join a partnership, maximise the benefits of working together and tackle the challenges joint working can bring.
7.4 The Provider shall discuss and work closely with parents to agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice when their free entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child.
Partnership Working. 7.1 The local authority will promote partnership working between different types of providers, including childminders, across all sectors and encourage the offer of flexible provision, alongside other providers.
7.2 Providers should work in partnership with parents, carers, and other providers to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. An interactive toolkit is available through Coram Family and Childcare, to help providers set up or join a partnership, maximise the benefits of working together and tackle the challenges joint working can bring.
7.3 Providers should discuss and work closely with parents and each other to agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice when their free entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child.
Partnership Working. 6.1. The LA will support partnerships on four levels between: • LAs and providers • Providers working with other providers, including childminders, schools and organisations • Providers and parents • LAs and parents
6.2. The LA will promote partnership working between different types of providers, including childminders, across all sectors and encourage more providers to offer flexible provision alongside other providers.
6.3. The provider should work in partnership with parents, carers and other providers to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. An interactive toolkit1i has been developed to help providers set up or join a partnership, maximise the benefits of working together and tackle the challenges joint working can bring.
6.4. The provider should discuss and work closely with parents to agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice when their funded entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child. THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICE (FIS)/CHILDREN’S INFORMATION SERVICE (CIS)
6.5. The duty of ‘Information, Advice & Assistance’ to parent/carers is the collaborative responsibility set out within section 12 of the Childcare Act 2016. The BCP Council FIS/CIS is committed to working with providers to fulfil these responsibilities. FIS/CIS communicates provider services through a variety of channels to enable parents to make informed childcare choices. FIS/CIS also provides an indication of childcare availability in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Xxxxx.
6.6. To support and represent childcare providers in the BCP Council area, FIS will undertake regular online update processes to ensure information is accurate and up to date. Having obtained the consent of local providers, their details are published to parents/carers and professionals working with families through the online Family Information Directory (FID) including details of; • Those that offer Early Education Funded places for 2, 3 and 4 year old children • Childcare vacancies • Childcare costs • Additional Charges • Flexibility & Partnership working The FIS Childcare Brokerage Service is a support function that helps parents/carers to find the most appropriate childcare to suit the needs of their family. This may be with a group setting, childminder or combination of both. FIS Childcare Brokers work together with local providers to support 1 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Partnership Working. 6.1. To support the development of their relationship, the Department and HEE have agreed to a set of shared principles: Working together for patients, people who use services and the public, demonstrating our commitment to the values of the NHS set out in its Constitution. Respect for the importance of autonomy throughout the system, and the freedom of individual organisations to exercise their functions in the way they consider most appropriate. Recognition that the Secretary of State is ultimately accountable to Parliament and the public for the system overall. HEE will support the Department in the discharge of its accountability duties, and the Department will support HEE in the same way. Working together openly and positively. This will include working constructively and collaboratively with other organisations within and beyond the health and social care system.
6.2. The Department and HEE will work together, and with the Department’s other arm’s length bodies, in the interests of patients, people who use services and the public to maximise the health and wellbeing gain for the population, working to the values set out in the NHS Constitution. To support this, HEE and the Department will follow an ‘open book’ approach. In the case of issues with an impact on the development or implementation of policy, the Department can expect to be kept informed by HEE. In the same way, the Department will seek to keep HEE apprised of developments in policy and Government. There are likely to be some issues where the Department or HEE will expect to be consulted by the other before the Department or HEE makes either a decision or a public statement on a matter. The Department and HEE will make clear which issues fall into this category in good time. The sponsor team will be responsible for ensuring that this works effectively.
6.3. To support the Secretary of State and the Principal Accounting Officer in their accountability functions, HEE must provide the Secretary of State with such information relating to the exercise of its functions as he or she may request. It is therefore expected that the Department will, when required, have full access to HEE’s files and information. If necessary, the Senior Departmental Sponsor’s team will be responsible for prioritising these requests for information.
6.4. The Department and its ALBs share responsibility for accounting to the public and to Parliament for policies, decisions and activities across the health and c...
