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A good start in life - working in partnership with your local children's centre

Megan Wilcox

Lead EY Consultant

Children’s Centres


Can children’s centres offer schools

any added value through partnership working?


A shared sense of belonging for all living in

the community…start with a map


On the bus- using community transport to bridge the

gaps between schools and children’s centre


and school feedback…

“The children got such a lot out of it. The bus journey provided great excitement for the children and encouraged them to speak freely. The sessions gave the staff quality time with children in small groups.”


Children accessing additional services

Tea club is an after school session for a small hand picked group of children from key stage one to develop their social skills outside the

classroom environment - a 3 weekly programme offered to local schools.

‘Before my child started Tea Club I was nervous about going into the Children’s Centre it gave

me a real reason to come in’ ‘I never realised my child could use a knife so

well’


Supporting the CAF process

Children’s centre managers ask that schools remember they can be a useful resource as part of the team around the child or family…

if they know what’s happening!

and they often have independent spaces for meetings!


Raising achievement

• EYFSP target – all EY settings can help• Supporting transitions - inductions and summer

camps• Speech and language support • Adult learning • Growing people – volunteers – successful

courses in Cheshunt increase parents skills in the classroom


Partnerships as tools to improve outcomes for children –

• Involving parents - harnessing their unique knowledge of their children

• Providing regular opportunities, both informal and formal, where information is shared and parental contributions are sought.

Learning Journals for all?


Partners in Self Evaluation

Most recently - Children’s centre performance management

- sharing someone else’s targets and data!“Lots” is a good outcome?

Tracking young children is a difficult task!

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