Common use of Partnership Working Clause in Contracts

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. 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.Please