An A2 leaflet produced for the FIS Development Project, demonstrating the strategic position of Families Information Services in delivering the information duty mandated on Local Authorities under section 12 of the Childcare Act.
This document outlines the agenda and learning objectives for four sessions on creative play activities. The sessions cover topics like defining creative play, messy play, imaginative play, and music/dance. Learning activities include painting to music, discussing play experiences, planning role play areas, and making musical instruments. The document emphasizes that creative play supports children's development in many areas and encourages setting up environments where children can explore their imagination freely.
Unit op 1 pp supporting children with additional needsHCEfareham
This document outlines a training session on supporting children with additional needs. It discusses identifying different types of additional needs including emotional, physical, sensory, learning, autism spectrum, cognitive and health difficulties. It also covers terminology, factors requiring short and long term support, case studies, ensuring inclusive practice, and communicating with parents/carers. The session aims to help practitioners identify needs, adapt activities, and provide appropriate support for children.
This is the presentation given by Vidhya Alakeson in response to the keynote speech by Elizabeth Truss MP at the event: Meeting the childcare challenge for working parents, held at Resolution Foundation on 13th February 2014.
In a keynote speech, Elizabeth Truss MP (Minister for Education and Childcare) set out the government's agenda for meeting the challenge of high-quality and affordable childcare for working parents.
Keynote speech:
Elizabeth Truss MP – Minister for Education and Childcare
Followed by responses from:
Vidhya Alakeson – Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Dr Eva Lloyd - Reader in Early Childhood, University of East London
Sir Robin Bosher - Director of Primary Education, Harris Federation
Jane Garvey - Presenter, BBC Woman's Hour (chair)
1) The Children Act 2004 establishes the role of the Children's Commissioner and requires local authorities to improve children's services and outcomes.
2) It places new duties on local authorities and partners to cooperate through children's trusts to safeguard children, share information, and be jointly inspected.
3) The Act aims to reform children's services following reviews that found flaws in implementation of laws protecting children and shortcomings in education of children in care.
The document provides an annual report from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) that summarizes their work in 2012 to promote school readiness across Virginia. Key points:
- VECF supports 29 Smart Beginnings coalitions covering nearly 100 localities. They leverage over $10 million in funding and attract additional private/public investment.
- Coalitions work to create coordinated early learning systems through partnerships between early care, education, health, and family support services.
- Data shows coalitions are improving outcomes like kindergarten literacy scores, reduced need for reading intervention, and lower kindergarten retention rates.
- VECF provides leadership, technical assistance, and performance tracking to help coal
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides 3 examples of how Children's Trust Funds in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Idaho have partnered with early childhood stakeholders to incorporate the protective factors into their state QRIS. The goal is to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through high-quality early childhood education programs.
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides 3 examples of how Children's Trust Funds in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Idaho have partnered with early childhood stakeholders to incorporate the protective factors into their state QRIS. The goal is to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through high-quality early childhood education programs.
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides background on QRIS and describes how Children's Trust Funds can partner with early childhood stakeholders by incorporating the protective factors approach. Examples are given of three states - Idaho, Illinois and Oregon - that have successfully integrated protective factors into their QRIS. Resources for learning more about this initiative through the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds are also provided.
This document outlines the agenda and learning objectives for four sessions on creative play activities. The sessions cover topics like defining creative play, messy play, imaginative play, and music/dance. Learning activities include painting to music, discussing play experiences, planning role play areas, and making musical instruments. The document emphasizes that creative play supports children's development in many areas and encourages setting up environments where children can explore their imagination freely.
Unit op 1 pp supporting children with additional needsHCEfareham
This document outlines a training session on supporting children with additional needs. It discusses identifying different types of additional needs including emotional, physical, sensory, learning, autism spectrum, cognitive and health difficulties. It also covers terminology, factors requiring short and long term support, case studies, ensuring inclusive practice, and communicating with parents/carers. The session aims to help practitioners identify needs, adapt activities, and provide appropriate support for children.
This is the presentation given by Vidhya Alakeson in response to the keynote speech by Elizabeth Truss MP at the event: Meeting the childcare challenge for working parents, held at Resolution Foundation on 13th February 2014.
In a keynote speech, Elizabeth Truss MP (Minister for Education and Childcare) set out the government's agenda for meeting the challenge of high-quality and affordable childcare for working parents.
Keynote speech:
Elizabeth Truss MP – Minister for Education and Childcare
Followed by responses from:
Vidhya Alakeson – Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Dr Eva Lloyd - Reader in Early Childhood, University of East London
Sir Robin Bosher - Director of Primary Education, Harris Federation
Jane Garvey - Presenter, BBC Woman's Hour (chair)
1) The Children Act 2004 establishes the role of the Children's Commissioner and requires local authorities to improve children's services and outcomes.
2) It places new duties on local authorities and partners to cooperate through children's trusts to safeguard children, share information, and be jointly inspected.
3) The Act aims to reform children's services following reviews that found flaws in implementation of laws protecting children and shortcomings in education of children in care.
The document provides an annual report from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) that summarizes their work in 2012 to promote school readiness across Virginia. Key points:
- VECF supports 29 Smart Beginnings coalitions covering nearly 100 localities. They leverage over $10 million in funding and attract additional private/public investment.
- Coalitions work to create coordinated early learning systems through partnerships between early care, education, health, and family support services.
- Data shows coalitions are improving outcomes like kindergarten literacy scores, reduced need for reading intervention, and lower kindergarten retention rates.
- VECF provides leadership, technical assistance, and performance tracking to help coal
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides 3 examples of how Children's Trust Funds in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Idaho have partnered with early childhood stakeholders to incorporate the protective factors into their state QRIS. The goal is to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through high-quality early childhood education programs.
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides 3 examples of how Children's Trust Funds in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Idaho have partnered with early childhood stakeholders to incorporate the protective factors into their state QRIS. The goal is to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through high-quality early childhood education programs.
This document discusses embedding the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). It provides background on QRIS and describes how Children's Trust Funds can partner with early childhood stakeholders by incorporating the protective factors approach. Examples are given of three states - Idaho, Illinois and Oregon - that have successfully integrated protective factors into their QRIS. Resources for learning more about this initiative through the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds are also provided.
Generating Shared Value From Full Protection of Children and Adolescents (ID ...FGV Brazil
Business Guidance Implementation Guide for Full Protection of Children and Adolescents Under the Context of Large Projects.
GVces - Center for Sustainability Studies
www.gvces.com.br
This document provides an overview of how different reviews and initiatives relate to improving outcomes for students with special educational needs. It discusses the work of John Bercow, Brian Lamb, and Sir Jim Rose in improving communication skills and the assessment process for students with special needs. It also outlines the establishment of regional hubs to disseminate best practices, the goal of narrowing the achievement gap between students with special needs and their peers, and the release of quality standards for special needs support services.
This document provides an overview and update on several initiatives related to special educational needs and disabilities in the UK:
1. It explains how the work of John Bercow, Brian Lamb, and Sir Jim Rose on improving outcomes for students with communication and learning difficulties like dyslexia are interconnected and aim to increase parental confidence and narrow achievement gaps.
2. It provides details on the establishment of 10 regional hubs to disseminate best practices for supporting students with special educational needs.
3. It discusses efforts to measure and address the gap in educational outcomes between students with special needs and their peers, including new training materials and guidance being developed.
4. It announces the publication of quality standards for
This document discusses staffed family child care networks as a strategy to enhance the quality of care for infants and toddlers. It defines staffed family child care networks as programs that employ at least one paid staff person to provide ongoing oversight and support to family child care providers. The document reviews research finding that provider affiliation with a staffed network is associated with higher quality care. It also identifies specific network practices, such as home visits and onsite training, that are most promising for improving family child care quality. Finally, it provides recommendations for implementing and integrating staffed family child care networks into early childhood systems.
LICCs are local planning and advisory bodies for the local Early On system, established through the 56 ISDs in Michigan. LICCs mirror the mandated MICC in concept and allow for involvement of parents, agencies, organizations, and individuals necessary to develop and maintain a coordinated early intervention service system. The role of an LICC is to advise and assist the intermediate school district in matters related to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Final Regulations. In Michigan we call this program Early On. LICC activities include: fostering interagency collaboration and information sharing, disseminating public awareness and other materials that help caregivers identify potential developmental delays and disabilities, promoting parent and family involvement in all community activities, and encouraging community efforts supporting inclusion of children with special needs and their families.
This document summarizes a webinar on technology and parenting presented by Bari Sobelson and Kacy Mixon. During the webinar, they discussed both the benefits and drawbacks of technology for children and families. On the benefits side, they mentioned educational tools, communication, information sharing, entertainment and accessibility such as telemedicine. Some potential drawbacks discussed included missing personal connections, disconnection from the physical world, delayed development, predators, cyberbullying, aggression/addictions, obesity, and sleep deprivation. The presenters provided resources for digital citizenship and guidelines around technology use based on a child's age. They encouraged vigilance as the only protection from online predators and discussed what parents can do to educate
The document is a conference invitation and schedule for the 20th Annual National Foster Care Conference on May 29-31, 2013 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The conference will explore best practices and innovations in foster care and adoption, and offer 16 continuing education credits. Exhibitors are invited to showcase their products and services at the conference. Pre-conference workshops on May 29th will address lifelong connections and family finding. Keynote speakers on May 30th will discuss building relationships with youth in foster care and listening to youth. Workshop sessions will also be offered on topics like mentoring birth parents and family finding.
The document summarizes the key points of the UK government's 2003 Green Paper titled "Every Child Matters". It outlines the five outcomes that policies aim to achieve for children: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying life and learning, positive contribution, and economic well-being. It also discusses early intervention and information sharing between agencies, the role of parents in children's outcomes, and developing a common assessment framework to reduce duplication of assessments. The goal is to improve support for children and reduce issues like educational failure, abuse, teenage pregnancy, and criminal behavior.
The document reports on early childhood care and development programs in Homa Bay, Bondo, and Kisumu counties in Kenya, noting that while ECCD centers have increased, many still lack adequate facilities, materials, and nutrition programs. It discusses partnerships between PLAN International and county authorities to improve ECCD teacher training, parenting education, and transition of children between home and school in order to enhance early childhood development.
This document discusses the work of Family Information Services in England. It finds that while most FIS are providing a high quality service, a minority are underperforming and not meeting standards. Key findings include that FIS are answering an estimated 430,000 inquiries annually, but 58% have faced budget cuts in the last 18 months and 52% expect further cuts. The document concludes with recommendations, including ensuring all FIS comply with legal duties, improving online information, and retaining specialized FIS staff when services are merged into call centers.
- A child with attachment difficulties may constantly scan their environment for threats due to early experiences of inconsistent caregiving which caused feelings of lack of safety and control.
- They may ignore instructions or have trouble concentrating in class because they are hypervigilant about potential dangers and monitoring their surroundings rather than focusing on learning.
- Difficulties with emotions like failure or mistakes may cause explosive behaviors in situations where errors are obvious, as the child works to avoid feelings of helplessness from early experiences.
The document discusses strategies used at Biotech Academy to support student success. Teachers build close relationships with students and intervene early if they see trouble. They collaborate with parents and do not punish students but instead listen to understand challenges. Students support each other through cooperation instead of competition. The school also partners with biotech companies to expose students to career opportunities and motivate them. These strategies foster student success and could be adopted by other schools.
1. The document provides an overview of the Empowerment and Re-affirmation of Paternal Abilities (ERPAT) program, which aims to engage and empower fathers to become more effective and responsive parents.
2. ERPAT began in 1995 and was developed by the Bureau of Family and Community Welfare to address the problem of fathers' non-attendance in parenting sessions. It involves community-based training sessions for fathers to develop their knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
3. The objectives of ERPAT include empowering fathers, enhancing fathers' skills in childcare and development, promoting gender sensitivity and partnership with spouses, and establishing community networks among fathers.
The document proposes ISECED, an ICT infrastructure to integrate various parties involved in early childhood education in developing countries. It aims to address issues like lack of resources, limited parental involvement, and poor child health. The system connects nurseries, teachers, parents, doctors and donors through a web portal. It allows standardized teaching, health monitoring, parental empowerment, and efficient resource allocation. An evaluation of the system in two Sri Lankan nurseries found improved parental response and data management. The system could be expanded nationwide and to other developing countries.
The document discusses Ireland's foster care system and legislation in place to protect children in foster care. It outlines the various bodies that regulate standards of care, such as HIQA inspecting foster homes and Tusla overseeing child welfare. However, failures were exposed in the Rachel Barry case, where a girl suffered abuse in foster care for years despite allegations. The document calls for improvements like increased funding for social workers, comprehensive vetting of foster families, and ongoing training on child protection.
This document provides a country report on family planning activities in the Philippines from 2002-2007 through the AWARENESS Project. The report discusses objectives to expand natural family planning options and increase reproductive health awareness. Key accomplishments included efficacy trials of the Standard Days Method and TwoDay Method, training over 480 providers, and making the Standard Days Method available in over 110 cities. Challenges included the politically charged context around family planning in the predominantly Catholic country. Lessons learned focused on strategies for further integration and scale-up of natural methods.
FENPS is working to promote child safeguarding in Somalia through education. It has improved its own child safeguarding policies and procedures with support from Keeping Children Safe. It is also advocating for other organizations, especially Education Cluster partners, to develop their own child safeguarding standards to protect children. FENPS aims to minimize risks to children and has provided training to 20 other NGOs on safeguarding. Going forward, it plans to further strengthen its own procedures and provide more training to organizations to help build capacity on safeguarding in Somalia.
The document discusses information sharing regarding children who are "looked after" or in the care system. It notes that data protection and information sharing require professional judgement, clear purpose, and communication. While complex, these issues are not as complicated as often made out to be. When considering information sharing for a looked after child, their right to privacy and participation in decisions must be prioritized, but information sharing may still be appropriate to ensure their wellbeing is secured through improved outcomes. Any sharing should be necessary, proportionate, with only those needing to know, recorded properly, and with the child's consent when possible. Absolute positions on sharing are wrong, and getting it right requires both systems and ensuring staff understand their roles and responsibilities.
Cutting early childhood programs hurts states financially both now and in the future. Investments in programs such as home visiting, parent mentoring, and pre-K provide immediate cost savings through reduced healthcare costs, abuse and neglect cases, and greater productivity; and long-term savings through decreased grade retention, special education needs, crime, and increased earnings. To strengthen their economies, states should prioritize funding for programs with proven benefits and focus on early childhood development from birth to age 5.
Developing a National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Monitoring and Evaluati...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes the development of a national monitoring and evaluation system for orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria. A task force was assembled including government and NGO representatives to harmonize indicators and data collection tools across organizations. They agreed on 10 core indicators and standardized tools for collecting data on issues like school attendance, access to services, and household support. The task force also developed reporting tools and procedures for ensuring quality data and using the data for decision making. A plan was put in place to roll out the system gradually with advocacy and capacity building support.
To achieve the goal of fully accessible information and advice services for all, it is essential that planning takes place at a strategic level and brings together key partners from across the adult social care agenda. Equally, delivery needs to draw together the work of teams and agencies from both within and outside of local authorities, with clear management procedures in place. If planned and structured effectively, information and advice services can contribute to wider objectives such as effective commissioning and shaping of services in response to market need.
Generating Shared Value From Full Protection of Children and Adolescents (ID ...FGV Brazil
Business Guidance Implementation Guide for Full Protection of Children and Adolescents Under the Context of Large Projects.
GVces - Center for Sustainability Studies
www.gvces.com.br
This document provides an overview of how different reviews and initiatives relate to improving outcomes for students with special educational needs. It discusses the work of John Bercow, Brian Lamb, and Sir Jim Rose in improving communication skills and the assessment process for students with special needs. It also outlines the establishment of regional hubs to disseminate best practices, the goal of narrowing the achievement gap between students with special needs and their peers, and the release of quality standards for special needs support services.
This document provides an overview and update on several initiatives related to special educational needs and disabilities in the UK:
1. It explains how the work of John Bercow, Brian Lamb, and Sir Jim Rose on improving outcomes for students with communication and learning difficulties like dyslexia are interconnected and aim to increase parental confidence and narrow achievement gaps.
2. It provides details on the establishment of 10 regional hubs to disseminate best practices for supporting students with special educational needs.
3. It discusses efforts to measure and address the gap in educational outcomes between students with special needs and their peers, including new training materials and guidance being developed.
4. It announces the publication of quality standards for
This document discusses staffed family child care networks as a strategy to enhance the quality of care for infants and toddlers. It defines staffed family child care networks as programs that employ at least one paid staff person to provide ongoing oversight and support to family child care providers. The document reviews research finding that provider affiliation with a staffed network is associated with higher quality care. It also identifies specific network practices, such as home visits and onsite training, that are most promising for improving family child care quality. Finally, it provides recommendations for implementing and integrating staffed family child care networks into early childhood systems.
LICCs are local planning and advisory bodies for the local Early On system, established through the 56 ISDs in Michigan. LICCs mirror the mandated MICC in concept and allow for involvement of parents, agencies, organizations, and individuals necessary to develop and maintain a coordinated early intervention service system. The role of an LICC is to advise and assist the intermediate school district in matters related to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Final Regulations. In Michigan we call this program Early On. LICC activities include: fostering interagency collaboration and information sharing, disseminating public awareness and other materials that help caregivers identify potential developmental delays and disabilities, promoting parent and family involvement in all community activities, and encouraging community efforts supporting inclusion of children with special needs and their families.
This document summarizes a webinar on technology and parenting presented by Bari Sobelson and Kacy Mixon. During the webinar, they discussed both the benefits and drawbacks of technology for children and families. On the benefits side, they mentioned educational tools, communication, information sharing, entertainment and accessibility such as telemedicine. Some potential drawbacks discussed included missing personal connections, disconnection from the physical world, delayed development, predators, cyberbullying, aggression/addictions, obesity, and sleep deprivation. The presenters provided resources for digital citizenship and guidelines around technology use based on a child's age. They encouraged vigilance as the only protection from online predators and discussed what parents can do to educate
The document is a conference invitation and schedule for the 20th Annual National Foster Care Conference on May 29-31, 2013 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The conference will explore best practices and innovations in foster care and adoption, and offer 16 continuing education credits. Exhibitors are invited to showcase their products and services at the conference. Pre-conference workshops on May 29th will address lifelong connections and family finding. Keynote speakers on May 30th will discuss building relationships with youth in foster care and listening to youth. Workshop sessions will also be offered on topics like mentoring birth parents and family finding.
The document summarizes the key points of the UK government's 2003 Green Paper titled "Every Child Matters". It outlines the five outcomes that policies aim to achieve for children: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying life and learning, positive contribution, and economic well-being. It also discusses early intervention and information sharing between agencies, the role of parents in children's outcomes, and developing a common assessment framework to reduce duplication of assessments. The goal is to improve support for children and reduce issues like educational failure, abuse, teenage pregnancy, and criminal behavior.
The document reports on early childhood care and development programs in Homa Bay, Bondo, and Kisumu counties in Kenya, noting that while ECCD centers have increased, many still lack adequate facilities, materials, and nutrition programs. It discusses partnerships between PLAN International and county authorities to improve ECCD teacher training, parenting education, and transition of children between home and school in order to enhance early childhood development.
This document discusses the work of Family Information Services in England. It finds that while most FIS are providing a high quality service, a minority are underperforming and not meeting standards. Key findings include that FIS are answering an estimated 430,000 inquiries annually, but 58% have faced budget cuts in the last 18 months and 52% expect further cuts. The document concludes with recommendations, including ensuring all FIS comply with legal duties, improving online information, and retaining specialized FIS staff when services are merged into call centers.
- A child with attachment difficulties may constantly scan their environment for threats due to early experiences of inconsistent caregiving which caused feelings of lack of safety and control.
- They may ignore instructions or have trouble concentrating in class because they are hypervigilant about potential dangers and monitoring their surroundings rather than focusing on learning.
- Difficulties with emotions like failure or mistakes may cause explosive behaviors in situations where errors are obvious, as the child works to avoid feelings of helplessness from early experiences.
The document discusses strategies used at Biotech Academy to support student success. Teachers build close relationships with students and intervene early if they see trouble. They collaborate with parents and do not punish students but instead listen to understand challenges. Students support each other through cooperation instead of competition. The school also partners with biotech companies to expose students to career opportunities and motivate them. These strategies foster student success and could be adopted by other schools.
1. The document provides an overview of the Empowerment and Re-affirmation of Paternal Abilities (ERPAT) program, which aims to engage and empower fathers to become more effective and responsive parents.
2. ERPAT began in 1995 and was developed by the Bureau of Family and Community Welfare to address the problem of fathers' non-attendance in parenting sessions. It involves community-based training sessions for fathers to develop their knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
3. The objectives of ERPAT include empowering fathers, enhancing fathers' skills in childcare and development, promoting gender sensitivity and partnership with spouses, and establishing community networks among fathers.
The document proposes ISECED, an ICT infrastructure to integrate various parties involved in early childhood education in developing countries. It aims to address issues like lack of resources, limited parental involvement, and poor child health. The system connects nurseries, teachers, parents, doctors and donors through a web portal. It allows standardized teaching, health monitoring, parental empowerment, and efficient resource allocation. An evaluation of the system in two Sri Lankan nurseries found improved parental response and data management. The system could be expanded nationwide and to other developing countries.
The document discusses Ireland's foster care system and legislation in place to protect children in foster care. It outlines the various bodies that regulate standards of care, such as HIQA inspecting foster homes and Tusla overseeing child welfare. However, failures were exposed in the Rachel Barry case, where a girl suffered abuse in foster care for years despite allegations. The document calls for improvements like increased funding for social workers, comprehensive vetting of foster families, and ongoing training on child protection.
This document provides a country report on family planning activities in the Philippines from 2002-2007 through the AWARENESS Project. The report discusses objectives to expand natural family planning options and increase reproductive health awareness. Key accomplishments included efficacy trials of the Standard Days Method and TwoDay Method, training over 480 providers, and making the Standard Days Method available in over 110 cities. Challenges included the politically charged context around family planning in the predominantly Catholic country. Lessons learned focused on strategies for further integration and scale-up of natural methods.
FENPS is working to promote child safeguarding in Somalia through education. It has improved its own child safeguarding policies and procedures with support from Keeping Children Safe. It is also advocating for other organizations, especially Education Cluster partners, to develop their own child safeguarding standards to protect children. FENPS aims to minimize risks to children and has provided training to 20 other NGOs on safeguarding. Going forward, it plans to further strengthen its own procedures and provide more training to organizations to help build capacity on safeguarding in Somalia.
The document discusses information sharing regarding children who are "looked after" or in the care system. It notes that data protection and information sharing require professional judgement, clear purpose, and communication. While complex, these issues are not as complicated as often made out to be. When considering information sharing for a looked after child, their right to privacy and participation in decisions must be prioritized, but information sharing may still be appropriate to ensure their wellbeing is secured through improved outcomes. Any sharing should be necessary, proportionate, with only those needing to know, recorded properly, and with the child's consent when possible. Absolute positions on sharing are wrong, and getting it right requires both systems and ensuring staff understand their roles and responsibilities.
Cutting early childhood programs hurts states financially both now and in the future. Investments in programs such as home visiting, parent mentoring, and pre-K provide immediate cost savings through reduced healthcare costs, abuse and neglect cases, and greater productivity; and long-term savings through decreased grade retention, special education needs, crime, and increased earnings. To strengthen their economies, states should prioritize funding for programs with proven benefits and focus on early childhood development from birth to age 5.
Developing a National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Monitoring and Evaluati...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes the development of a national monitoring and evaluation system for orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria. A task force was assembled including government and NGO representatives to harmonize indicators and data collection tools across organizations. They agreed on 10 core indicators and standardized tools for collecting data on issues like school attendance, access to services, and household support. The task force also developed reporting tools and procedures for ensuring quality data and using the data for decision making. A plan was put in place to roll out the system gradually with advocacy and capacity building support.
Similar to Planning To Inform - The strategic importance of Families Information Services (20)
To achieve the goal of fully accessible information and advice services for all, it is essential that planning takes place at a strategic level and brings together key partners from across the adult social care agenda. Equally, delivery needs to draw together the work of teams and agencies from both within and outside of local authorities, with clear management procedures in place. If planned and structured effectively, information and advice services can contribute to wider objectives such as effective commissioning and shaping of services in response to market need.
As a result of the discussions held at the later life forum in Cambridge covering the information challenges of the transforming social care agenda, we have created a short report on the key themes.
Plings aims to promote positive online activities for youth in a Web 2.0 world. The document discusses how social media has evolved from static Web 1.0 to user-generated Web 2.0. It also proposes the idea of Web 3.0 focusing on encouraging constructive online contributions and experiences through initiatives like Plings across several local authorities in the UK.
Using the web to promote positive activities for young peopleOpportunity Links
The document discusses using social media and the web to promote positive activities for young people. It emphasizes engaging young people through participation, usability tailored for their needs, and user-generated content. Next steps include experimenting with social media tools, understanding target users, encouraging feedback, and continuous usability testing.
Presentation for the Childrens Centre and Extended Schools conference (24/06/08). Focuses on the need for the public sector to provide quality information to citizens to support them in the choices they make.
- Evince is a new web-based system being developed to help local authorities manage and deliver childcare, early years, and youth information to families as required by legislation.
- The initial release of Evince in April 2008 will include core functionality for managing contacts, registrations, organizations, and queries.
- Future releases are planned regularly to add remaining functionality from the existing ChIS system and develop new features to meet evolving needs.
How Barcodes Can Be Leveraged Within Odoo 17Celine George
In this presentation, we will explore how barcodes can be leveraged within Odoo 17 to streamline our manufacturing processes. We will cover the configuration steps, how to utilize barcodes in different manufacturing scenarios, and the overall benefits of implementing this technology.
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
This presentation was provided by Racquel Jemison, Ph.D., Christina MacLaughlin, Ph.D., and Paulomi Majumder. Ph.D., all of the American Chemical Society, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
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Planning To Inform - The strategic importance of Families Information Services
1. www.opp-links.org.uk
(DCSF). For further information please visit:
with a parental responsibility and others with care of a child, such as grandparents.
Department for Children, Schools and Families
www.familyinformationservices.org.uk
* All references to parents, mothers or fathers in this document also include non-resident parents, foster parents, those
by Opportunity Links on behalf of the
www.chis.biz/regional-project and
The FIS Development Project is delivered
support resources are available at:
of the Parent Know How Directory. Further send any comments to: FIS@opp-links.org.uk
should be reflected in local strategic plans such
contribute to these. support delivery of FIS and implementation feedback to inform future versions. Please
within and outside of the local authority. This
examples of practical ways in which FIS can partnership with the DCSF and NAFIS to Development Project. We would welcome
be linked into a network of partner agencies
priorities that FIS can support and provides The FIS Development Project works in This document has been produced by the FIS
To enable successful delivery the FIS should
This document sets out local and national
and Local Area Agreements.
Young People’s Plan (CYPP).
The Local Authority national indicator set •
as the Parenting Strategy and the Children and variety of access points.
deliver a seamless information offer through a
Early Learning and Childcare document
” how the FIS links with partner agencies to
The priorities set out in the Next Steps for •
the Childcare Act
” parenting strategy or the CYPP. It should show
the Childcare Act
information and support that they receive
Statutory Guidance to Section 12 of or part of another strategic plan such as the
Statutory Guidance to Section 12 of
fathers and mothers* satisfied with the strategy. This can be a stand-alone document
other support services. The Children’s Plan’s 2020 goal of both • planned and delivered through an information
information to parents. Implementation of Section 12 should be
contribute to broader objectives such as:
offering to parents with partnership with other services can also approach to provision of
Joined up, effective planning of the FIS in
joined up and coordinated Parenting Strategy and CYPP?
to ensure a joined-up
takes place at a strategic level. related strategies such as the
provided as part of a Section 12 it is essential that planning of the FIS communications strategies in your locality? Is this linked with
In order to achieve successful implementation of
Information should be
“ local authority and partner agencies
establish and maintain
Information Service (FIS). inclusive information across the
be with Children’s Trusts. deliver this through provision of a Families that local authorities to deliver consistent, integrated,
“ children up to the age of 20. Local authorities
information duty should 2. Have you developed a strategy
It is recommended
information, advice and assistance to parents of
for delivery of the top tier local authorities in England to deliver
information duty) places a statutory duty on all
The strategic lead progress of its implementation.
Section 12 of the Childcare Act 2006 (the
12, and ideally, a steering group to monitor
local authority who is accountable for Section
and used to inform planning.
Trust. There should be a named officer in the
monitoring and evaluation should be analysed
strategically at a senior level in the Children’s
of Families Information Services needs of the local community. Data gathered on
A fully integrated FIS needs to be led
impact of the FIS and ensure it is meeting the
in place to measure the delivery, reach and
The strategic importance to ensure it is implemented?
Local authorities should have clear processes
mothers, children and young people
against Section 12? authority across services for fathers,
to inform you are successfully delivering 12? Do they have sufficient strategic
3. How are you measuring whether 1. Who has accountability for Section
progress in implementing Section 12 of the Childcare Act 2006.
Planning The FIS Development Project has drafted the following set of questions to challenge local authorities’
meeting the information duty?
How is your local authority
FIS Development Project
How the FIS supports This table sets out priority areas to which FIS can contribute. These are intended as
local and national priorities examples rather than as an exhaustive list, as there are a significant number of local and
national priorities where FIS can potentially have an impact.
National policy or
Local priority Examples of how FIS supports the priority Delivery partners National indicator
legislation
• FIS provides a parent-focused, quality assured service based on NI 14 Avoidable contact: The
comprehensive childcare information and specific expertise • Section 12, Childcare Act 2006 average number of customer
• Ofsted
Information, Advice and • FIS delivers a specialist brokerage service to support fathers and • Aiming High for Disabled contacts per received
• Childcare Providers
Assistance for Parents mothers who are not able to find suitable childcare Children customer request
• Parent Know How Services
• FIS provides a single point of contact for information on services, • Children’s Plan NI 54 Services for disabled
facilities and publications for parents of children aged 0-20 children
• FIS holds a definitive database of childcare supply
• LA Sufficiency Lead • Sections 6 and 11, Childcare
• FIS holds data on childcare demand and gaps in sufficiency NI 118 Take up of formal
Assess and Secure • Childcare Development Officers Act 2006
through delivery of its information and brokerage services childcare by low income
Childcare Sufficiency • Childcare Workforce • 2020 Children and Young
• FIS supports development of the childcare workforce by providing families
Development Council People’s Workforce Strategy
access to funding, training and recruitment opportunities
• FIS provides information to fathers and mothers on-site or • Children’s Centre Practice
through outreach and information access points at children’s • Children’s Centres Guidance NI 88 Number of extended
Children’s Centres and centres and schools • Schools • Extended Schools Prospectus schools
Extended Services • FIS promotes children’s centres and extended services to parents • Providers of Services at Children’s • Every Child Matters NI 109 Number of Sure Start
• FIS supports swift and easy access to specialist services through Centres and Schools • Next Steps for Early Learning Children’s Centres
its database of provision and Childcare
• FIS is a gateway to all services, facilities and publications of
benefit to parents of children aged 0-20 NI 22 Perceptions of parents
• Every Parent Matters
• FIS supports fathers and mothers to make informed choices on taking responsibility for the
• Single Commissioner for • National Service Framework
appropriate services for themselves and their families behaviour of their children in
Parenting Strategy Parenting Services for Children, Young People
• FIS provides support for priority groups identified in the their area
• Providers of Parenting Services and Maternity Services
strategy, such as teenage parents and fathers NI 112 Under 18 conception
• Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
• FIS collects data on demand for services from parents which can rate
be used to inform planning
• Youth Service
• FIS provides information about activities for young people up to
• Connexions • Section 6, Education and NI 110 Young people’s
Positive Activities for the age of 20
• Providers of Services for Young Inspections Act 2006 participation in positive
Young People • FIS collects data on demand for services of young people which
People • Youth Matters activities
can be used to inform planning
• Youth Offending Teams
• FIS delivers a brokerage service which can support fathers and
• Jobcentre Plus
mothers to return to work
• Financial Services Authority • Ending child poverty: NI 116 Proportion of children
Ending Child Poverty • FIS provides information on financial assistance for childcare
• HMRC everybody’s business in poverty
• FIS provides information on services which can support families
• Family Nurse Partnership Nurses
experiencing financial difficulties
• FIS provides information on healthy living such as opportunities NI 55 Obesity in primary
for active play, recreation and healthy eating • Change4Life Partners school age children in
Child Health and • Healthy lives, brighter futures
• FIS signposts to health services and professionals • Health Professionals including reception
Wellbeing • National Play Strategy
• FIS provides information on healthy living activities delivered by GPs and Health Visitors NI 56 Obesity in primary
childcare providers school children in year 6
2. Families Information Services FIS Development Project
At the centre of supporting children and families
This diagram shows policies and priorities that
the Families Information Service contributes to
and supports. It also shows the partner
agencies that the FIS needs to be working CHILDREN’S
EVERY CHILD
with in order to achieve this. PLAN
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EDUCATION AND
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