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Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2019

Annual report of childcare sufficiency in Doncaster

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Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3

1a. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 3

2. Overview of Economic Development in Doncaster ................................................ 5

2a. Quarterly Economic Review .............................................................................. 5

3. Key Data & Information .......................................................................................... 6

3a. Demographics ................................................................................................... 6

3b. Affordability ....................................................................................................... 7

3c. Cost of Childcare ............................................................................................... 8

3d. Tax Free Childcare ........................................................................................... 9

3e. Free School Meals (FSM) ............................................................................... 10

3f. Children’s Ethnicity Data .................................................................................. 11

3g. Supply of Childcare ......................................................................................... 12

3h. Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) .............................................................. 14

3i. Quality of Childcare .......................................................................................... 15

3j. Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) .............. 16

3k. Parental Demand ............................................................................................ 17

4. Early Education Funding for 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds ............................................... 25

4a. Free Early Education for 2 Year Olds ............................................................. 25

4b. Early Education Places for 3 and 4 Year Olds (Universal Hours) ................... 26

4c. 30 Hours Childcare (Extended Hours) ............................................................ 27

5. Gap Analysis and Action Plan .............................................................................. 28

5a. Type Gaps ...................................................................................................... 28

5b. Availability Gaps ............................................................................................. 29

5c. Action Plan ...................................................................................................... 33

6. Contact Details ..................................................................................................... 42

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1. Introduction

1a. Introduction

Part B of the Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance prescribes that local authorities are required by legislation to secure

sufficient childcare, so far as is reasonably practicable, for working parents, or parents who are studying or training for employment,

for children aged 0-14 (or up to 18 for disabled children).

A Childcare Sufficiency Assessment measures the nature and extent of the demand and supply of childcare within a local authority

area. It identifies where there are gaps in the childcare market and informs a market management action plan to ensure there are

sufficient childcare and early education places. The government has set a number of factors, which can be regarded as the

benchmark of sufficiency:

• There are sufficient childcare places overall in each pyramid

• Provision is flexible and accessible to fit in with working patterns

• There is a range of childcare provision that is affordable and of a high quality

Childcare sufficiency is not just about having the right number of childcare places to meet the needs of working and training parents,

it is about ensuring: the provision is of a high quality; it improves the outcomes for children; narrows the gap in attainment; prepares

children for school; and is inclusive and flexible to meet families’ needs. The provision needs to ensure continuity of care and service

by being a sustainable business with affordable fees. A sufficient, sustainable, quality childcare market underpins the poverty agenda,

supports local economic development and the Councils Starting Well Service early intervention and preventative strategies.

There are 16 locality based pyramids across Doncaster. Data and information has been collated and a gap analysis undertaken to

provide a localised picture for each area. The Learning Provision Organisation Service has worked in partnership with a range of

public, voluntary and private sector partners, early help, schools / academies, service providers and families to collate the information

within this report.

This report has been collated and produced by the Learning Provision Organisation Service. If you have any comments or wish to

discuss the content please contact: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Local Authorities are required by legislation to:

Secure sufficient childcare, so far as is reasonably practicable, for working parents, or parents who are studying or training for

employment, for children aged 0 - 14 (or up to 18 for disabled children).

To secure sufficient childcare places, local authorities should take into account:

• what is ‘reasonably practicable’ when assessing what sufficient childcare means for their area; and

• the state of the local childcare market, including the demand for specific types of providers in a particular locality and the

amount and type of supply that currently exists;

• the state of the labour market including the sufficiency of the local childcare workforce;

• the quality and capacity of childcare providers and childminders registered with a childminder agency, including their

funding, staff, premises, experience and expertise;

• should encourage schools in their area to offer out of hours childcare from 8am to 6pm and in school holidays;

• should encourage existing providers to expand their provision and new providers to enter the local childcare market.

• Should encourage providers to take a sustainable business approach to planning and signpost providers to resources to

support them, for example the business sustainability tool kit published by the department, and can be found at the following

link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-business-sustainability

All local authorities are responsible for determining the content of their report, geographical division and date of publication.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-business-sustainability

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2. Overview of Economic Development in Doncaster

Every quarter the 53 Chambers of Commerce in the UK participates in the Quarterly Economic Review. This review is the UK’s biggest business

review and overall 6,500 business leaders respond to the review each quarter.

On a local level, the Chambers use the results as a barometer of the local economy and to influence Local Authorities and the local Enterprise

Partnership.

The Sheffield City Region Mayoral Authority is a formal membership of Councils. It includes: Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley

Councils. The Councils of Bassetlaw, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales and Bolsover are ‘non-constituent’ members.

2a. Quarterly Economic Review The results of the Quarterly Economic Review for the Sheffield City Region, in the fourth quarter of 2018, show that these remain challenging times for businesses across the city region, with some wavering of business confidence amidst ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit. In terms of key results, over the last three months sales balances whilst remaining positive overall have declined for both sectors compared to the previous quarter. Looking forward, balances in relation to firms’ order books whilst also still in positive territory, are down from the previous quarter for manufacturers with only a slight improvement for service sector firms. Confidence balances for firms in both sectors have declined from the previous quarter, with the fall particularly pronounced amongst manufacturers where we see historically low levels of confidence for this survey. In general, the picture for manufacturers and service sector firms is somewhat divergent, with some more encouraging indicators for the latter but fewer positive results for the former. Firms in both sectors, on balance, expect prices to rise over the next three months; meanwhile, there is little change from the previous quarter in terms of investment plans. Businesses in both sectors, on balance, expanded their workforces during this quarter, albeit there was a sharp decline in this result for manufacturers from the previous quarter. Firms in both sectors expect, on balance, to hire next quarter, although this result was also less strong amongst manufacturers compared to the previous quarter. The picture amongst exporters largely mirrors that for all businesses in the city region, including more depressed confidence figures amongst exporting manufacturers. With around three months to go until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, the hot topic for this quarter was Brexit and the perceptions and preparations of businesses in the Sheffield City Region for it. The results indicate that so far only a minority of firms in both sectors have made any special arrangements for Brexit, with such efforts more likely amongst manufacturers. Whilst some firms feel prepared for Brexit, whatever

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eventuality, the largest proportion feel neither prepared nor unprepared reflecting the ongoing uncertainty surrounding it. Finally, and again reflecting this uncertainty, few firms in either sector felt informed about the likely implications of Brexit for them, with most identifying as either uninformed, or neither informed nor uninformed. Dr. David Littlewood, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, Sheffield University Management School Centre for Regional Economic and Enterprise Development (CREED) More results and the full QES for the Region can be found at: https://screconomy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/QER-Q4-2018-Results-A4.pdf

3. Key Data & Information

The 2018 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment provides a summary for Doncaster, based on the data, gaps and actions identified within

each pyramid. The report provides analysis on Doncaster’s 16 pyramids which are; Adwick, Armthorpe, Balby, Campsmount,

Conisbrough, Danum, Don Valley, Edlington, Hall Cross, Hatfield, Hayfield, Hungerhill, Mexborough, Ridgewood, Rossington &

Thorne.

3a. Demographics Doncaster is in the process of significant transformation through investment to the area, which is impacting on the social and economic

opportunities of local people.

Within Doncaster, there are 21,216 new dwellings planned to accommodate new families with a predicted 4,350 primary school aged

children and 3,183 secondary school aged children requiring a school place in the future.

The University Technical College will begin works this year, with the aim of opening for students in September 2020 and build up to

a maximum capacity of 750 students over time. This will give 13 to18 year olds from across the borough the opportunity to learn

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects and gain the advanced engineering and digital design and skills and

qualifications needed for a 21st century workforce.

Taking into consideration the new major business developments and the planned new housing developments, this will impact on

Doncaster’s regeneration and increase the number of job opportunities and people moving into the area.

https://screconomy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/QER-Q4-2018-Results-A4.pdf

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3b. Affordability Low income can be a barrier to parents accessing childcare. The Childcare Element of the Working Tax Credits amongst other

financial support schemes helps to support eligible families to access suitable childcare and return to work.

The table below shows the percentage take up of the Childcare Element of Working Tax Credits. This shows the Doncaster and

National averages, showing that Doncaster’s average is slighlty higher (0.44%) than the National average.

2013 - 2014 Tax Year *

Doncaster Average 14.74%

National Average 14.30%

At the time of publishing this data the 2013 – 2014 was the most up-to-date information.

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3c. Cost of Childcare Providing affordable childcare needs to be balanced with ensuring a sustainable business model. The greatest barrier, parents stated

in the 2019 Parent Survey on Childcare Needs, to accessing childcare was cost. The average cost of a childcare place in Doncaster

is indicated in the table below compared against the Yorkshire and Humber average, where available.

Average Childcare Costs - Private, Voluntary and Independent Childcare Providers

Pyramid

Childminder Full Daycare Sessional Care Out of School Childcare Holiday P/scheme

Average Per Day

Average Per Week

Average Per Session Average Per Session

Average Per Day

Adwick Pyramid £33.19 £208.33 £14.50 - - -

Armthorpe Pyramid £31.60 £180.00 - £16.50 £11.75 £36.00

Balby Pyramid £38.86 £191.25 £20.00 £11.00 £11.00 £40.00

Campsmount Pyramid £38.25 - £12.75 £5.00 £7.50 -

Conisbrough Pyramid £36.64 £197.50 £17.00 - - -

Danum Pyramid £34.64 £176.22 - £5.75 £7.75 £30.25

Don Valley Pyramid £32.15 £185.00 £15.00 £5.00 £8.75 £21.00

Edlington Pyramid £35.04 £208.33 £14.50 £4.00 £8.50 £22.50

Hall Cross Pyramid £33.21 £189.88 £15.00 £8.00 £11.10 £32.50

Hatfield Pyramid £32.30 £180.28 Not known Not known - -

Hayfield Pyramid £37.43 £207.19 £13.00 £4.00 £10.50 -

Hungerhill Pyramid £34.71 £175.00 £12.00 £4.00 £8.50 -

Mexborough Pyramid £38.91 £200.00 £14.25 _- _- _-

Ridgewood Pyramid £32.74 £211.67 £10.00 £5.75 £8.42 £28.50

Rossington Pyramid £34.33 £170.00 £12.00 £3.00 Not known £20.00

Thorne Pyramid £34.33 £186.67 £12.00 _ Not known -

Doncaster Average £34.90 £191.15 £14.00 £6.55 £9.38 £28.84

Yorkshire and Humber* Average £39.10 £212.22 Not known Not known £11.02 £26.18

Source: Doncaster Families Information Service Spring 2019 * Yorks & Humber Average, Coram Family and Childcare 2019 data and Coram Family and Childcare Holiday Childcare Survey 2018

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3d. Tax Free Childcare If you are a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children), you can open an online account to pay for

registered childcare. The government will top-up the money you pay into the account. For every £8 you pay in, the government will

add an extra £2. You can receive up to £2,000 per child - that's up to £500 every three months. If you have a disabled child, you can

receive up to £4,000 per child - that's up to £1,000 every three months.

You, and any partner, must each expect to earn (on average) at least £131 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or

Living Wage). If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you're unable to work because you are disabled

or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible.

If either you, or your partner, expect to earn £100,000 or more, you can’t get Tax Free Childcare. You can’t use Tax-Free Childcare

at the same time as childcare vouchers, Universal Credit or tax credits. You can use it with the 15 hours and 30 hours schemes.

You can use Tax Free Childcare to help pay:

• Registered childminders, nurseries and nannies

• Registered after-school clubs and playschemes

• Registered schools

• Home careworkers working for a registered home care agency

For further information: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

http://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

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3e. Free School Meals (FSM) The table below shows the number of children accessing Free School Meals within each pyramid. The Mexborough pyramid has

the highest number of children accesing Free School Meals (24%). The pyramids with the lowest take-up of free school meals are

the Hayfield and Ridgewood pyramids (5% each).The Doncaster average take up is 16%.

Pyramid Pupils FSM % FSM

Adwick 3119 595 19%

Armthorpe 2003 220 11%

Ash Hill 2953 576 20%

Balby Carr 3526 759 22%

Campsmount 1797 327 18%

Conisbrough 2276 468 21%

Danum 3853 626 16%

Don Valley 3151 651 21%

Edlington 2801 328 12%

Hall Cross 4295 542 13%

Hayfield 2387 128 5%

Hungerhill 2596 179 7%

Mexborough 2118 498 24%

Ridgewood 3372 180 5%

Rossington 2082 349 17%

Thorne 3114 503 16%

Non-geographic* 2564 447 17%

* Non-geographic includes all special schools and PRUs, plus McAuley and XP secondary schools

*2018 data

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3f. Children’s Ethnicity Data The data below shows the breakdown of significant ethnicities of the children within Doncaster, 91% of the children in Doncaster

are White British. The main nationality of any other white background is Polish.

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3g. Supply of Childcare The table overleaf shows a summary of the supply of childcare places. The summer term is used as the benchmark for the reporting

of data due to the highest occupancy levels of children, therefore the lowest number of vacant places available.

The table shows a total of 25,274 childcare places were available in summer 2018 across the borough, which is an increase from the

previous year when 22,973 places were available.

Childcare Places by Age Group

Type of Provision 0 to 1 Years 2 Years 3 to 4 Years 5 to 10 Years 11 plus years Total Vacancy

Rate Actual Occupied Vacant Actual Occupied Vacant Actual Occupied Vacant Actual Occupied Vacant Actual Occupied Vacant Actual Occupied Vacant

OfSTED Registered Full Day Care

592 378 214 902 678 224 1381 1054 327 0 0 0 0 0 0 2875 2110 765 27%

OfSTED Registered Sessional Care

0 0 0 412 256 156 462 371 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 874 627 247 28%

OfSTED Registered Childminder

295 193 102 333 240 93 343 265 78 1614 1087 527 250 104 146 2835 1889 946 33%

OfSTED Registered Breakfast Club

0 0 0 0 0 0 212 115 97 309 203 106 5 2 3 526 320 206 39%

OfSTED Registered After School Club

0 0 0 0 0 0 238 144 94 369 251 118 10 5 5 617 400 217 35%

OfSTED Registered Holiday Childcare

0 0 0 0 0 0 166 60 106 210 111 99 56 10 46 432 181 251 58%

School Nursery 0 0 0 110 95 15 2077 1604 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 2187 1699 488 22%

School Run Breakfast Club

0 0 0 0 0 0 787 442 345 3088 2193 895 2005 637 1368 5880 3272 2608 44%

School Run After School Club

0 0 0 0 0 0 530 313 217 2788 2070 718 2361 873 1488 5679 3256 2423 43%

School Run Holiday Childcare

0 0 0 0 0 0 42 15 27 230 82 148 12 2 10 284 99 185 65%

Grand Total 887 571 316 1757 1269 488 6238 4383 1855 8608 5997 2611 4699 1633 3066 22189 13853 8336 38%

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Childcare Availability

Type of Provision Availability

Before 8am Core After 6pm Weekend Shifts

OfSTED Registered Full Day Care 32 48 3 0 10

OfSTED Registered Sessional Care 1 19 0 0 0

OfSTED Registered Childminder

219 276 68 9 86

OfSTED Registered Breakfast Club 19 20 0 0 0

OfSTED Registered After School Club

0 21 6 0 0

OfSTED Registered Holiday Childcare 10 15 2 0 0

School Nursery 0 77 0 0 0

School Run Breakfast Club 31 83 0 0 0

School Run After School Club 0 67 1 0 0

School Run Holiday Childcare 2 4 0 0 0

Grand Total 314 630 80 9 96

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3h. Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the national measure of deprivation. Consideration needs to be given to issues of deprivation when

planning childcare, as deprivation can be a barrier to families accessing, particularly in relation to cost, location and type of childcare. There are

a total of 193 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA’s) in Doncaster, 100 of which are within the 30% most deprived across England, demonstrating

the high levels of deprivation across the borough.

In Doncaster in 2010 the average IMD score was 33.56%. In 2015 Doncaster had an average IMD score of 35.40%, therefore showing a slight

overall increase of 1.84%. The shaded areas in the box below indicate the eight 30% most deprived pyramids within Doncaster.

The most deprived pyramid area of Doncaster is Mexborough with an average percentage IMD of 17.1%, however this has slightly increased

since 2010 when it was 16.93%. The least deprived pyramid is Hayfield, which has an IMD of 69%, rising from 66.09% since 2010. The table

below shows each pyramids individual IMD score and the ranking within Doncaster.

2015 IMD 2010 IMD

School Pyramid Year: 2015 Comparison Scale ( 1 is the most deprived, 16 the least deprived)

School Pyramid Year: 2010 Comparison Scale ( 1 is the most deprived, 16 the least deprived)

Adwick Pyramid 26.70% 7 Adwick Pyramid 25.32% 7

Armthorpe Pyramid 42.70% 12 Armthorpe Pyramid 36.31% 12

Balby Pyramid 21.90% 4 Balby Pyramid 21.43% 4

Campsmount Pyramid 32.90% 9 Campsmount Pyramid 31.65% 9

Conisbrough Pyramid 21.60% 3 Conisbrough Pyramid 19.22% 3

Danum Pyramid 20.40% 2 Danum Pyramid 18.55% 2

Don Valley Pyramid 24.50% 5 Don Valley Pyramid 24.92% 6

Edlington Pyramid 47.50% 13 Edlington Pyramid 44.29% 13

Hall Cross Pyramid 34.80% 11 Hall Cross Pyramid 32.70% 11

Hatfield Pyramid 27.40% 8 Hatfield Pyramid 26.39% 8

Hayfield Pyramid 69.00% 16 Hayfield Pyramid 66.09% 16

Hungerhill Pyramid 60.00% 14 Hungerhill Pyramid 58.56% 14

Mexborough Pyramid 17.10% 1 Mexborough Pyramid 16.93% 1

Ridgewood Pyramid 60.40% 15 Ridgewood Pyramid 59.03% 15

Rossington Pyramid 33.40% 10 Rossington Pyramid 32.06% 10

Thorne Pyramid 26.10% 6 Thorne Pyramid 23.55% 5

Doncaster Average 35.40% Doncaster Average 33.56% Source; 2015 indices of multiple deprivation https: www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-indices-of-deprivation

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3i. Quality of Childcare Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for

learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people.

Ofsted’s role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and care services in England do so to a high standard

for children and students.

Ofsted undertake inspections of childcare provisions that are on the Early Years Register. The position at April 2019:

There were a total of 68 Ofsted registered group childcare providers, of which 59 have been inspected. The chart below shows the

outcomes of inspections:

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3j. Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) There were a total of 1400 children / young people living in Doncaster with a special educational need or disability aged 0 to

19 years old registered with Together Information Exchange (TIE), at November 2018. This shows an increase of 153 children

/ young people since 2017.

At October 2018, there were a total of 154 children known to the Inclusion Team living in Doncaster with a special educational

need or disability aged 0 to 5 years old, this was an increase of 23 children from the previous year.

At September 2018 there were 70 Ofsted registered group childcare providers and 221 childminders on the Local Authority

Directory registered to provide the free early years entitlement (2, 3 & 4 year old funding). All have to meet the requirements

of the SEN Code of Practice and Disability Discrimination Act requirements.

A specialist provision for pre-school children with SEND is delivered by the Local Authority (Seedlings). The setting is

registered with Ofsted and offers sessions for funded 2, 3 & 4 year old children.

As reported at the Autumn Schools Census 2018 there were a total of 1,187children educated within schools that accessed

support through an Education, Health & Care Plan. An additional 5,357children had SEN support.

There are five special schools within Doncaster. In the Summer Term 2018 School Childcare data collection, the following

information was provided regarding extended services outside of the school day:

Pyramid Name of School Age range Type of provision offered

Adwick Northridge Community School 3 to 19 After school Club

Hatfield Coppice School 3 to 19 After school Club

Bader Academy

Bader Academy is a planned 100-place school that will serve the whole of the Doncaster borough, dedicated to students aged

between 5 and 19 with communication and interaction needs. The school is due to open September 2020.

The newly built school will be located on land adjacent to Hungerhill School in Edenthorpe, and will be run by Nexus Multi-Academy

Trust.

The school’s curriculum will be specially designed for children with communication and interaction needs (high functioning Autism),

enabling them to thrive and gain the skills and knowledge they need to progress into positive further or higher education, training and

employment. It will nurture the development of children’s communication and interaction skills in a different environment to that of a

traditional classroom, with smaller class sizes and a personalised curriculum.

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3k. Parental Demand A parent demand survey was undertaken in February 2019 in partnership with Doncaster Family Hubs. Full

Summary

In total we received 1011 responses to the survey from across Doncaster.

Of the respondents: 416 stated they use childcare and 453 stated they did not use childcare.

Current Childcare Use:

A total of 869 respondents answered this question. 453 stated they use childcare and 416 stated they do not use childcare.

416

453

Do you currently use Childcare?

Yes No

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Of the 20 respondents that stated other the following reasons were given; so my children can develop alongside other children, she

only goes 5hrs a week, paid by myself as a stay at home mum so she can socialise and gain either skills, full time student, for my

middle child to interact with children his own age, we pay privately, development and independence, no access to child care, to

prepare my child for starting nursery, for my child to have interaction with other children & I can have some free time, play with others,

education, for a break, I have 2 babies under 2, it gives me and my toddler a break from each other and allows me one on one time

with my youngest, eventually both will be in nursery so I can return to work, I attend college.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

To enable me to work So that I can accesstraining

For my child to accessFree Early Educationand Childcare place

Other (please specify)

331

1155

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What is the main reason you use childcare?

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Of the 48 respondents that stated other the following reasons were given; not yet but will be using in the future when I return to work, still on maternity leave, I will be using private child minder to go back to work part time, my husband stays when I work part time, don't need childcare yet, child too young but plan on using informal childcare in the future, I need local who can pick up drop off who don’t have to many kids so and take time to help my child, my child is adopted and not yet ready, I had to leave work to be there for him as term time working not available, currently looking for childcare, I am a full time foster carer, anxiety of sending my child to childcare due to health issues, I'm going to enrol my son to daycare very soon, youngest not old enough (in my opinion at 6 weeks) and no need for my oldest (5 year old), goes to school full time, we will begin in 2 months time, out of school hours, when needed, we use family friends to look after our child, I am the childcare, I work from home, my wife looks after the baby, given the cost of childcare it's not worth her going back to work

0

50

100

150

200

250

Childcare notrequired

Cost of childcareis a barrier

I use informalchildcare eg.

Grandparents

My child hasSEND which

can't be met bya childcare

provider

Other (pleasespecify)

204

90 98

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48

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON YOU DO NOT USE CHILDCARE?

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Do you access any Free Early Years Funding?

A total of 426 respondents answered this question:

Of the 3 respondents who stated they chose not to take up my funded place the reason stated was that grandparents were used for

childcare.

0 50 100 150 200 250

3 & 4 YEAR OLD FUNDING (30 HOURS EXTENDED)

3 & 4 YEAR OLD FUNDING (15 HOURS UNIVERSAL)

2 YEAR OLD FUNDING

NO, MY CHILD IS NOT ELIGIBLE

NO, I CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE UP MY FUNDED PLACE

117

38

52

216

3

Do you access any free early years funding?

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30 Hours Childcare

Of the respondents that stated other the following reasons were given; helped me when I returned to work after maternity, it has

taken the pressure off of family members who previously looked after my child whilst me and my husband have had to go to work,

enabled my child to continue to attend nursery setting whilst I am on maternity.

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0

63

8

What has been the impact of using 30 hours for you and your family?

I have started or returned to work

I have increased my working hours

I have decreased my working hours

It has helped my families financialsituation

Other (please specify)

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Additional Childcare

A total of 1601 responses were received for this question:

Day Nursery, 282, 18%

Pre School Playgroup

(sessional care), 266, 17%

Childminder, 168, 10%

Breakfast Club, 264, 16%

After School Childcare, 289, 18%

Holiday Playscheme, 332,

21%

DO YOU FEEL THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CHILDCARE? IF SO, PLEASE SPECIFY THE TYPES OF

NEW CHILDCARE YOU FEEL ARE NEEDED.

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0

100

200

300

400

BEFORE 8AM CORE HOURS (8AM TO 6PM)

AFTER 6PM WEEKENDS SHIFT PATTERNS OR

IRREGULAR HOURS

HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME

333

146

305 282340 331

Do you feel there is a shortage of childcare places for the following times?

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0

0

1

1

1

LANGUAGE IS A BARRIER

NO SUITABLE PROVISION AVAILABLE LOCALLY

I AM AWARE OF THE FUNDING BUT DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT UP

TIMES OF CHILDCARE ARE NOT SUITABLE

OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)

Chart Title

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4. Early Education Funding for 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds

4a. Free Early Education for 2 Year Olds Eligibility Criteria

The provision of early education for up to 15 hours per week for eligible 2 year olds starting the term after their 2nd birthday. Families

must be in receipt of one or more of the following:

Income Support

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Universal Credit – if you and your partner have a combined income from work of £15,400 or less a year, after tax

Tax credits and you have an income of £16,190 or less a year, before tax

The guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit

Support through Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act

The Working Tax credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

Children are also entitled to a place if:

They are looked after by a local council

They have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care (EHC) plan

They get Disability Living Allowance

They have left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order

2 Year Old Take Up 2018 (Boroughwide)

Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Autumn 2018

75% 80% 81%

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4b. Early Education Places for 3 and 4 Year Olds (Universal Hours)

Eligibility Criteria

This is an entitlement for all children starting the term following their third birthday for up to 15 hours per week.

3 and 4 Year Old Universal take-up 2018 (Boroughwide)


98% 98% 95%

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4c. 30 Hours Childcare (Extended Hours) Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for working parents includes: employed, self-employed and workers on a zero hour’s contract. To take up the 30 hours of

free childcare families need to meet all the following criteria:

Each parent earns less than £100,000 per year

Both parents are working and in a lone parent family the sole parent must work

Each parent works a minimum of 16 hours a week or earns on average a weekly minimum amount that is equivalent to 16

hours a week at either the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage

There are exceptions to both parents having to work. Families where one parent does not work (or neither parent works) will not

usually be entitled to the 15 hours extended entitlement; however, they will be eligible where:

both parents are employed but one (or both parents) is temporarily away from the workplace on: parental, maternity or

paternity leave; adoption leave; or on statutory sick pay

one parent is employed and one parent:

has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits received for caring

is disabled or incapacitated based on receipt of specific benefits

3 and 4 Year Old Extended hours take-up 2018 (Boroughwide)


79% 76% 77%

Foster carers

In December 2017, government announced plans to extend eligibility for 30 hours childcare to children in foster care where the foster parents meet certain eligibility criteria, giving foster families the same support as other families where it is right for the child.

Foster carer applications are low nationally.

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5. Gap Analysis and Action Plan

5a. Type Gaps The following table is based on a rag rating system, whereby Red equals Monitor / Action required, Amber equals Maintain /

Monitor and Green equals No action required.

Gap Analysis and Outcome

Full Daycare

Sessional Care

Breakfast Clubs

After School Care

Holiday Childcare

Childminder

Adwick

Armthorpe

Balby

Campsmount

Conisbrough

Danum

Don Valley

Edlington

Hall Cross

Hatfield

Hayfield

Hungerhill

Mexborough

Ridgewood

Rossington

Thorne

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5b. Availability Gaps The following table is based on a rag rating system, whereby Red equals Monitor / Action required, Amber equals Maintain /

Monitor and Green equals No action required.

Before 8am 8am - 6pm After 6pm Weekends Shift Patterns / Irregular Hours

Armthorpe

Balby

Campsmount

Conisbrough

Danum

Don Valley

Edlington

Hall Cross

Hatfield

Hayfield

Hungerhill

Mexborough

Ridgewood

Rossington

Thorne

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Before 8am

8am - 6pm After 6pm Weekends

Shift Patterns / Irregular

Hours

Outwood Academy Adwick

Before 8am



Hours

Armthorpe Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Balby Carr Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Campsmount Academy

Before 8am



Hours

De Warenne Academy

Before 8am



Hours

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Danum Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Don Valley Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Sir Thomas Wharton Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Hall Cross Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Ash Hill Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Hayfield Academy

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Before 8am



Hours

Hungerhill Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Mexborough Academy

Before 8am



Hours

All Saints Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Ridgewood Academy

Before 8am



Hours

Trinity Academy

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5c. Action Plan

Pyramid Issues Identified Places Issues Identified Availability Actions

Adwick There is a potential shortfall of places for holiday childcare.

There is a demand from parents for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

Promote the need for holiday childcare across the Borough, this will ensure sustainability for providers. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Armthorpe There is a potential shortfall of places identified for both full daycare and sessional care.

There is a demand from parents for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

We will monitor the vacancies for full daycare and sessional care. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

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Balby There is a potential shortfall of places identified for both full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Campsmount There is a potential shortfall of places identified for both full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare.



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Conisbrough There is a potential shortfall of places identified for sessional care, after school care and holiday childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for sessional care, after school care and holiday childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.


Danum No issues identified There is a demand from parents for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Don Valley There is a potential shortfall of places identified for sessional care.


We will monitor the vacancies for sessional care. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

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Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Edlington There is a potential shortfall of places identified for full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare.



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Hall Cross There is a potential shortfall of places identified for after school childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for after school childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Hatfield There is a potential shortfall of places identified for holiday childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for holiday childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Hayfield No Issues identified There is a demand from parents for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

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Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

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Hungerhill There is a potential shortfall of places identified for sessional childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for sessional childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Mexborough There is a potential shortfall of places identified for holiday childcare.


We will monitor the vacancies for holiday childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

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Ridgewood There is a potential shortfall of places identified for full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare


We will monitor the vacancies for full daycare, sessional care and holiday childcare. We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

Rossington There is a potential shortfall of places identified for full daycare.


We will monitor the vacancies for full daycare We will also work with Families Information Service to manage any unmet demand. We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

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Thorne No issues identified There is a demand from parents for childcare before 8am, after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns.

We will advise current childcare providers of the emerging need for childcare after 6pm, on weekends and for shift patterns. Work is ongoing across the Borough to maximise take-up of the 2, 3 & 4 year old funding entitlements.

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6. Contact Details

For more information contact:

Learning Provision Organisation Service Doncaster Council Civic Office Waterdale Doncaster DN1 3BU Email: [email protected] Website: www.doncaster.gov.uk

Information can be made available in other formats such as Braille or Audio Tape on request. If you know someone who may need this service, please contact a member of staff for more information or if you need

any other help or advice.

www.doncaster.gov.uk

mailto:[email protected]

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