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BRISTOL CHILDCARE SUFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT (2011
)Consultation on Recommendations
Bristol City Council Early Years Service would like to invite all parents, providers,employers and all those who have an interest in early learning and childcare provisionin Bristol to comment on our draft Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA)The purpose of the CSA is to help us make the best use of resources by targetingsupport and investment in areas where early learning and childcare is needed themost. We are committed to ensuring that all children have an excellent experience oflearning and care, that provision is accessible and affordable for working parents andthat our providers are supported in delivering high quality, sustainable provision.It was with this commitment in mind that we conducted a citywide survey between Julyand September 2010 to find out what parents, children, providers and employers thinkabout our services. Your response was tremendous and we would like to thankeveryone who took part.We have made an assessment of your responses, looked at other relevant data for theareas you live and work in, and have come up with a number of recommendations foran Action Plan for 2011-2014 .We would now like to invite you to comment on these recommendations by completingand submitting the feedback form. This report is divided into 12 short sections. Youmay comment on all or any of the sections by
Friday 4
th
March.
We will look at yourcomments on our recommendations to finalise our Action Plan. We aim to publish afull and detailed CSA report and Action Plan on line by the end of March 2011.
Thank you for your time and interest
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SECTION 1: DAYCARE PLACES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4
1. This Section includes day care provided by Children’s Centres and daynurseries. It does not include childminding places which is covered at Section 5
FINDINGS
2. Our analysis of the number of day care places per 100 children highlighted thatthe following wards have the lowest provision
Ward
 
Number ofplaces per 100children agedBirth -2 Ward
 
Number ofplaces per 100children aged2-4
Brislington West 0Windmill Hill 0Windmill Hill 0Brislington West 0Whitchurch Park 1St George West 3Southmead 2Whitchurch Park 3St George W 2Eastville 4
CITY AVERAGE 12.2CITY AVERAGE 15.44
 
Source Data: Mid 2009 ONS Population Estimates/Ofsted data 
Recommendation 1To monitor take up of baby places in wards with lowest levels ofprovision and support expansion / development of provision wherefeasible
.This will include looking at what is available in neighbourhood wards,demand from parents, and sustainability of current provision
Note
: Where wards are colour coded this represents the three areas of Bristol asfollows
You can click on the map links below to see where current provision is located.
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SECTION 2: DAY CARE PLACES FOR 2 YR OLDS IN DEPRIVED AREAS.
1. In April 2009, a national pilot scheme was introduced requiring Local Authoritiesto deliver 15 hours of free early learning and childcare
 
to two-year-olds living inthe 20% most disadvantaged areas. Since that time, Bristol Early YearsService has delivered over 300 places to eligible children.
FINDINGS
2. Our data for demand for places between October and December 2010 showsthat there is a greater demand for places in East Central and a pressure onplaces in some wards in the South of the city.
LocalityTotal number of placesoffered immediatelyTotal number of children onthe waiting list
East Central 69 23North 37 6South 23 15
Source Data: Mid 2009 ONS Population Estimates/Ofsted data 
Recommendation 2
To prioritise wards in East Central and South for developing and sustaining pre-school childcare provision to meet the pressures on demand for 2 year old places
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