Maintain ongoing Early Years Continue existing umbrella support Annually with a All Childcare providers and Childcare sector support arrangements with a specific focus review in Jan-Feb receive support on to continue the development upon the sustainable development of each year to 2022 workforce development and sustainment of settings high quality childcare provision. to facilitate and sustainable to retain 100% of existing Support Voluntary managed providers annual planning. development. provision. to ensure sound governance All training providers have arrangements and financial planning at least some staff who Encourage and support existing have attended training provision to develop their offer and provision provided broaden their customer base in order through the Early Years to meet gaps in service delivery and and Childcare Workforce identify alternative more flexible forms development programme of childcare provision. delivered via the training Encourage and support existing programme hosted at the provision to work with staff to identify ICC, Pentrebach. opportunities for them to complete All voluntary managed formal qualifications at Level 3 and providers have undergone above levels, especially in the Out of the Business Assessment School Care settings wherever Tool and a business plan possible. and financially planning in place All voluntary managed providers have appropriate Governance arrangements. Issue Proposed Response Timing Measures
Maintain ongoing Early Years and Childcare sector support to continue the development and sustainment of settings to retain 100% of existing provision. Continue existing umbrella support arrangements with a specific focus upon the sustainable development of high quality childcare provision. Support Voluntary managed providers to ensure sound governance arrangements and financial planning Encourage and support existing provision to develop their offer and broaden their customer base in order to meet gaps in service delivery and identify alternative more flexible forms of childcare provision. Encourage and support existing provision to work with staff to identify opportunities for them to complete formal qualifications at Level 3 and above levels, especially in the Out of School Care settings wherever possible. Annually with a review in Jan-Feb each year to 2022 to facilitate annual planning. All Childcare providers receive support on workforce development and sustainable development. All training providers have at least some staff who have attended training provision provided through the Early Years and Childcare Workforce development programme delivered via the training programme hosted at the ICC, Pentrebach. All voluntary managed providers have undergone the Business Assessment Tool and a business plan and financially planning in place All voluntary managed providers have appropriate Governance arrangements. Issue Proposed Response Timing Measures
csa-template-merthyr-tydfil-v6-july-2017-final-3-2.docx