Common use of Partnership Working Clause in Contracts

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.xxx/xxxx-00-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx parents/carer who require additional help finding childcare on a one to one basis to enable them to understand the flexibility of childcare and remove any barriers of access to funded early education.

Partnership Working. 6.17.1. 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 6.27.2. 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. 6.37.3. 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 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. 6.47.4. 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 (CISFIS) 6.57.5. 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 FIS is committed to working with providers to fulfil these responsibilities. FIS/CIS FIS communicates provider services through a variety of channels to enable parents to make informed childcare choices. FIS/CIS FIS also provides an indication of childcare availability in Bournemouth, Christchurch and XxxxxPoole. 6.67.6. 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 working 7.7. 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.xxx/xxxx-00-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx parents/carer who require additional help finding childcare on a one to one basis to enable them to understand the flexibility of childcare and remove any barriers of access to funded early education.