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Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report

Report

Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report

Following the Budget in March 2023, major new changes have been announced to the Early Years Education and Childcare offer for children and families. As a result, legislation and guidance as to how and what should be included in the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment has been taken into consideration and the results are now published in the Spring 2024 Childcare Sufficiency Duty Report. The report will be updated on a six-monthly basis.

  • Published date: 04 May 2022
  • Last updated: 08 December 2025

Details

Local authorities are required to carry out a regular childcare sufficiency assessment in their area. In Bath and North East Somerset a report is produced twice a year to provide updated information on the local childcare market. Copies of the last three reports can be found below.

If you have any comments about the report, please call 01225 395505 or email eye@Bathnes.gov.uk

Documents

Last updated 08 December 2025

Policy for direct payments

Policy

Policy for direct payments

The Council and the ICB want to make it as easy as possible for people to exercise choice and control over their lives, including their care and support needs, and recognise that direct payments can be an important part of this. The Council and ICB want to ensure that people understand what direct payments are, the freedoms and choices that direct payments bring and the responsibilities that go with them. We also want to make sure the application process is as easy as possible.

  • Published date: 04 May 2022
  • Last updated: 08 October 2025

Documents

Last updated 08 October 2025

Play policy

Policy

Play policy

This policy sets out Bath & North East Somerset's understanding of play and confirms its commitment to ensuring that quality play environments are available to all its children. The policy is underpinned by the principles outlined in the Council's statement of vision and values and its equality policies.

  • Published date: 04 May 2022
  • Last updated: 04 May 2022

Documents

Last updated 04 May 2022

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Transformation Plan

Service plan

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Transformation Plan

This Transformation Plan aims to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people (CYP) under the age of 18 years old living in Bath and North East Somerset. The plan evidences the strong partnership approach and commitment to emotional health and wellbeing that is well established in B&NES. With greater co-production with schools, colleges and CYP, this plan aims to further transform local provision with the intended outcome of B&NES CYP having improved resilience and positive emotional wellbeing. The plan co-ordinates the planning and commissioning of services to ensure that resources in all partner agencies are used in the most effective way to improve CYP’s emotional health.

  • Published date: 04 May 2022
  • Last updated: 04 May 2022

Documents

Last updated 04 May 2022

Children's workforce training strategy 2021 to 2024

Strategy

Children's workforce training strategy 2021 to 2024

This strategy provides the framework to support and develop a highly skilled, capable and confident workforce, which is clear about its role in working with children and adults with care and support  needs to empower, protect and promote their wellbeing and achieve the best possible outcomes. It aims to ensure that the workforce is inducted, supported and appropriately trained to perform to the highest standard; a workforce which individuals’, families and communities engage, trust and respect.

  • Published date: 04 May 2022
  • Last updated: 04 May 2022

Documents

Last updated 04 May 2022

Bath transportation package

Policy

Bath transportation package

The Bath transportation package aims to upgrade Bath’s transport network through a number of projects which will help to tackle traffic congestion, improve air quality, and provide the infrastructure needed to support new homes and jobs for local people.

  • Published date: 06 April 2022
  • Last updated: 07 April 2022

Documents

Last updated 07 April 2022

Getting around Bath - a transport strategy for Bath

Strategy

Getting around Bath - a transport strategy for Bath

The Bath transport strategy was adopted by the council on 13 November 2014.

  • Published date: 05 April 2022
  • Last updated: 05 April 2022

Details

The Bath transport strategy was adopted by the council on
13 November 2014.

The aim is to reduce congestion and allow people to move around to make the long-term economic strategy for the area work. We want to:

  • Support and enable economic growth, competitiveness and jobs
  • Promote sustainable mobility
  • Widen travel choice
  • Widen access to opportunities: jobs / learning / training
  • Improve air quality and health, reducing vehicle carbon emissions
  • Safeguard and enhancing the unique historic environment and World
  • Heritage Site status
  • Improve the quality of life in the city

Key proposals include:

  • developing a walking/cycling strategy to make Bath the UK’s most walkable city;
  • better management of HGVs in the city;
  • continued expansion of Park and Ride sites; and
  • a new location for coaches to park after dropping off visitors in the centre.

Documents

Last updated 05 April 2022

Developing a strategy for Keynsham

Strategy

Developing a strategy for Keynsham

The Keynsham transport strategy was adopted by the council in July 2016.

  • Published date: 05 April 2022
  • Last updated: 05 April 2022

Details

The long term vision is to minimise the negative effects of traffic congestion in and around Keynsham and ensuring it retains its independence and its separate identity within an attractive rural setting by becoming a more sustainable, desirable and well-connected place in which to live and work.

Documents

Last updated 05 April 2022

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