Contact:
  • Family Information Service, Early Years Childcare & Play Team
  • Address:

    Keynsham Town Hall, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1NL

  • E-mail:
    fis@bathnes.gov.uk
  • Telephone:
    0800 073 1214
  • Fax:
    01225 395211
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  • Page Updated:
    22/11/2008
  • Author:
    Sarah Elliott
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Bath and North East Somerset Children’s Centre Strategic PartnershipTerms of Reference

Purpose of the Group

  1. To oversee the strategic development of Children’s Centres in Bath and North East Somerset.
  2. To draw up plans and strategies to deliver Children’s Centres in line with government guidance.
  3. To ensure that all Children’s Centre services offer equality of opportunity to families and children in the designated areas.
  4. To share lessons learnt from the Sure Start South West Bath Board and the Area Partnerships.
  5. To ensure that the voice of children and families have a voice to influences decision making in this group.
  6. To  monitor and make decisions about capital and revenue expenditure, in line with government requirements.
  7. To receive reports and recommendations from Children’s Centres managers and partners.
  8. To set up sub or focus groups to support development of Children Centres, sometimes in a short-term task orientated way.

Frequency of Meetings

Meetings shall be held bi-monthly for 6 months and then reviewed and planned a year in advance.

Membership

Membership shall comprise representatives from:

Health

  • Health Visiting
  • Maternity Services
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Health Promotion
  • Pathways Project Officer

Education

  • Early Years Childcare and Play Team Leader
  • Early Years Childcare Development Manager
  • Family Information Service Manager
  • Sure Start Manager
  • Education Psychologist

Social Services

  • Early Years Team
  • Strategic Planning Team

Voluntary Sector

  • Barnardos
  • First Steps
  • The Community Bus
  • Representative from Keynsham voluntary sector (to be agreed)

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Independent Chair – Ruth Black
Chair of Sure Start SW Bath – Angela Godfrey; Chair or nominated Area Partnership representative.
Parents – nominated from areas (to be developed)
Headteachers – BANESH
Project Officer – Change for Children

Other specialists will be asked to attend where their expertise could influence/shape policy and practice.

Servicing

Meetings will be organised and serviced by the Early Years Childcare and Play Team.

Possible Sub/Focus Groups

  • Family Support – to consider what levels and types of family support should be developed in Children Centres and how they should be funded.
  • Health Services – how they will be offered, funded and commissioned with Children’s Centre budget and existing resources.
  • Information and Outreach Services and what will these look like and how will they be delivered consistently.
  • Commissioning (£800,000 2006-08 revenue) to involve parents; specialists, timescales and panel for tenders.