Together for Children will. Not impose requirements on providers which subject the quality of the early year’s provision, or services provided by the childminder agency, to any quality assessment process. We will not require any provider to attend any training or other quality improvement programme, other than any training or quality improvement programme identified in an early year’s provision inspection report. • Fulfil our statutory obligation to secure information, advice and training around: - meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; - meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities, vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and - effective safeguarding and child protection. • Support providers in the following categories: - those registered on the Ofsted Early Years Register who are judged less than ‘good’ by Ofsted in their most recent inspection report; - newly registered providers on the Ofsted Early Years Register who have not yet had an inspection report published.
Together for Children will. Secure a free entitlement place for every eligible child in Sunderland. Although, parents may not be able to access a place with a provider of their choice. • Work with providers in Sunderland to agree how to deliver free entitlement places. • Make available an expiration dashboard on the provider portal and provide termly reports on the status of 30 hour eligibility codes and the grace period end dates where a parent has fallen out of eligibility. • Offer advice and guidance to providers in order for them to identify and meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and to follow the ‘Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years’ (2015) in order to meet the individual needs of children. • Contribute to the safeguarding and promote the welfare of children and young people in the area.
