THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE SERVICEWho cares?

What is Neighbourhood Care?

Neighbourhood Care aims to keep families together by providing early preventative support care with childminders.

Our carersNeighbourhood Care

• At least one years experience

• ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at inspection

• NVQ 3 Childcare qualification and part of Quality Assurance network

• Approved for overnight care

Ofsted• Childminders registered

on both the Early Years register (0-8) and the voluntary part of the Childcare register (9-18)

• Unit 1 of The Diploma in Home Based Childcare

• Paediatric First Aid certificate

• CRB on all household members over 16

• A safe and enabling environment

Our carersAdditional safeguards

• Not statutory• Home study and assessment of all household

members with approval at a multi agency panel

• Enhanced CRB’s• 3 day pre approval training• Allocated key worker• Supervision and annual review

Two servicesNeighbourhood Care

• 0-16• To prevent family

breakdown• Multi agency

referrals• Mainstream and

Children’s Centre grant funding

• Short term

Family-to-Family• 0-18• Children with

disabilities (short breaks)

• Social Work referrals• Funded through Carers

grant• 6 monthly reviews

Two services• Same carers• Inclusive services• Joint training

Referrals• Initial assessment

or Core assessment

• CAF• Children in Need• Section 17(6) not

Section 20(1) of The Children Act 1989

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Section 17 vs Section 20Section 17(6)

Family SupportThe services provided by a local authority in the exercise of functions conferred upon them by this section may include providing accommodation, giving assistance in kind or, in exceptional circumstances, in cash.

Section 20(1)• There being no person

who has parental responsibility for him;

• His being lost or abandoned;

• The person who has been caring for him being prevented (whether or not permanently, and for whatever reason) from providing him with suitable accommodation and or care.

Placements• Family placement meeting• Plan and contract• Specialist training, risk

assessment, equipment (F2F)• Flexibility

PlacementsMAIN REASON FOR PLACEMENT 2009/10

1. PARENTAL INABILITY TO COPE 2. DISABILITY 3. PARENT’S MENTAL HEALTH 4. CHILD PROTECTION 5. CHILD/PARENT CONFLICT 6. CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR 7. ILL HEALTH OF PARENT 8. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 9. HOSPITAL ADMISSION OF PARENT10. IMMEDIATE RISK OF FAMILY BREAKDOWN11. SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Positive outcomes• Brighter Futures monitoring • Every Child Matters outcomesCase Histories• Kirsty• Omar

Facts and FiguresApril 09 – January 10

• 384 referrals• 175 placements• 97 children currently in placement• 26 carers

Facts and Figures

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MALE PLACEMENTS (110) BY AGE

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FEMALE PLACEMENTS (65) BY AGE

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DUAL HERITAGE

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• Payments to carers £5 or £6 per hour based on level of need

• £30 overnight payment 8pm to 8am

• 4 full time support workers• 1.5 admin

Facts and Figures

Budget £582739Neighbourhood

Care• £296000

mainstream funding

• £114139 Children’s Centre Grant

Family-to-Family• £172600 Carer’s

Grant

And finally….“My eldest is 12 and those weekends were the

first time I had relaxed since he was born…….without this I would have had my kids taken off me…..Thank you”

Parent’s evaluation form June 2009

“I was angry but I’m not so much now……it was fun and there was loads of things to do”

Young person’s evaluation form October 2009