Issue - items at meetings - Extended Services Capital and Revenue Funding

Report of the Director of Children’s Services (copy attached).

RESOLVED – (1) That the Board agrees proposals to allocate revenue funding of £297,751 in 2008-9 across the 3 CYPT Areas according to strategic developments identified to meet the core offer requirements. This takes into account the need for sustainability in areas of disadvantage in order to provide sufficient childcare, as outlined below:

East     £96,250  39%

West     £59,400 24%

Central £52,250 21%

Citywide funds allocated as follows:

Out of School Development Officer salaries £50,000

£20,000 would be allocated to support inclusion  8%

£10,000 for plans to develop a ’safe place to be’ in secondary schools. 4%

£9,851 flexible contingency fund 4%

(2)            The Board agrees proposals to allocated Extended services capital funding of £334,508 based on an analysis of provision and need in 2008-09 as outlined below:

East               £150,300  46%

West               £60,000    18% 

Central            £72,000   21.5%

Contingency    £52,208   15%

A full summary of capital proposals listing school and specific capital development is listed in Appendix 1.

Capital developments at Queens Park, within the east area would be spread over 2008-9 and 2009-10.

(3)            The Board agrees delegated flexibility to allocate the contingency fund in emergency situations. To also allow some reallocation of up to 20% of the budget allocated should capital developments be postponed or changes to providers or to the market jeopardise childcare places.

10.1       The Board considered a report from the Director of Children’s Services concerning extended services Capital and revenue funding (for copy see minute book).

10.2       Ellen Jones, Commissioning and Partnership Manager, presented the report and clarified that there was a new duty on the authority to provide sufficient childcare to parents to enable the city to meet core requirements.

10.3       Members welcomed the report and were pleased that the Children & Young People’s Trust was in position to offer such services to parents and children.

10.4       Councillor Fryer enquired whether there was any monitoring process in place to oversee those services. The Commissioning and Partnership Manager clarified that monitoring processes were in place in order for services to work more effectively and that officers also looked at processes to manage the monitoring.

10.5       RESOLVED – (1) That the Board agrees proposals to allocate revenue funding of £297,751 in 2008-9 across the 3 CYPT Areas according to strategic developments identified to meet the core offer requirements. This takes into account the need for sustainability in areas of disadvantage in order to provide sufficient childcare, as outlined below:

East     £96,250  39%

West     £59,400 24%

Central £52,250 21%

Citywide funds allocated as follows:

Out of School Development Officer salaries £50,000

£20,000 would be allocated to support inclusion  8%

£10,000 for plans to develop a ’safe place to be’ in secondary schools. 4%

£9,851 flexible contingency fund 4%

(2)            The Board agrees proposals to allocated Extended services capital funding of £334,508 based on an analysis of provision and need in 2008-09 as outlined below:

East               £150,300  46%

West               £60,000    18% 

Central            £72,000   21.5%

Contingency    £52,208   15%

A full summary of capital proposals listing school and specific capital development is listed in Appendix 1.

Capital developments at Queens Park, within the east area would be spread over 2008-9 and 2009-10.

(3)            The Board agrees delegated flexibility to allocate the contingency fund in emergency situations. To also allow some reallocation of up to 20% of the budget allocated should capital developments be postponed or changes to providers or to the market jeopardise childcare places.