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Early Years Outcomes FrameworkAudience The Early Years Outcomes Framework is aimed at everyone who leads, commissions and delivers services for children and families from pregnancy up to age seven (the end of Foundation Phase) in Wales. This includes midwives, health visitors, school nurses, childcare workers, play workers, teachers, teaching assistants, social workers, doctors, dentists, regional consortia, local authorities, local health boards (LHBs) and health trusts as well as government and national partners.
OverviewIn Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan (2013) the Welsh Government made a commitment to develop and consult on an Early Years Outcomes Framework. Following public consultation this document sets out the final version of the framework which will be used to help Welsh Government understand the extent to which our policies and programmes are making an impact. It is also the intention that the framework will be used by a wide range of organisations across the early years sector in Wales to support them in improving the quality and outcomes of their services.
Further informationEnquiries about this document should be directed to:Early Years TeamWelsh GovernmentCathays ParkCardiffCF10 3NQe-mail: [email protected]
Additional copiesThis document can be accessed from the Welsh Government’s website at www.gov.wales
Related documentsBuilding a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan (2013) www.gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/earlyyearshome/building-a-brighter-future-early-years-and-childcare-plan/?lang=en
Early Years Partnership Board www.gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/earlyyearshome/early-years-partnership-board/?lang=en
Early Years Outcomes Framework consultation documents www.gov.wales/consultations/education/early-years-outcomes-framework/?lang=en
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Contents
Introduction 2 Background 2 What we want to achieve 2 Collaboration 3 Where are we now? 3
Early Years Outcomes Framework 4 What is an outcomes framework? 6 What outcomes will the framework measure? 6 Aims 7 Population indicators 7 Performance measures 7
Context and data development 8 Data development 8 The wider context 10
How will the framework be used and when? 16
How will we know if the framework is making a difference? 18
Annex A: Early Years Partnership Board Terms of Reference 19
Annex B: Population indicators – data collected in July 2015 22
Annex C: Mapping of the early years outcomes themes/statements from relevant existing frameworks/initiatives 34
Annex D: Example of a population accountability RBA report card 41
Annex E: Example of a performance accountability RBA report card 43
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BackgroundBuilding a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan (the plan) was published in July 2013. The plan brought together all the different policies and programmes that impact on children in the early years from education to health, to parenting and the home environment to how we measure progress, for the first time. The plan defines early years as the period of life from pre-birth to the end of Foundation Phase, or 0 to 7 years of age. The plan set out action and activity for delivery over the 10 years following its launch in 2013.
When the plan was published it was recognised that delivering the ambitions in the plan will require everyone who leads, commissions and delivers services for children and families to work more closely together to improve the life chances and outcomes of all children in Wales.
The plan also committed the Welsh Government to develop and consult on an Early Years Outcomes Framework (the framework). This was on the basis that the plan:
“set out an ambitious and stretching programme for change. Effective delivery will require partners at national, regional and local level to work more closely together, have clarity about organisational and individual roles and responsibilities, and balance available resources with the need to achieve shared outcomes.”
Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan (page 51, 2013)
What we want to achieveSetting out the outcomes that we want to achieve for all children in the early years in Wales focuses us on what it is we are all working towards. Everyone should be able to see the contribution that they are making to influencing these outcomes. Not one single policy or programme will change the outcomes, but the combined efforts of everyone across the sector.
The framework has been designed to:
• provide a framework which will support the coordination of the work of different departments and key stakeholders in relation to early years
• ensure Welsh Government’s early years policies and programmes are making a positive difference
• help identify where further improvement is needed, and where Welsh Government will need to prioritise in the short-term, medium-term and long-term
• help individuals across the sector, at different levels, understand the contribution they are making to achieving the outcomes
• support planning and evaluation locally.
Through supporting such activities, it is the intention that the framework will generate improved outcomes for children in the early years in Wales, which in turn will influence the outcomes throughout their lives.
Introduction
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CollaborationWe recognise that, in order for the framework to fulfil its purpose, we need continued commitment and buy-in from all relevant stakeholders. To date, the development of the framework has been overseen by the Early Years Partnership Board. This was first established in January 2014 and is jointly chaired by the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty. Membership includes representatives from local government, health, education, academia and the third sector (see Annex A).
A draft of the framework was discussed at three stakeholder workshops across Wales in June 2014. The feedback from these workshops and further input from the Early Years Partnership Board informed a proposed framework that went to public consultation between October 2014 and January 2015. In addition a youth-friendly document was published through Pupil Voice Wales which sought to test whether the proposed outcomes in the framework were the most important outcomes to children.
Where are we now?The main themes that emerged through the consultation were considered by the Early Years Partnership Board in April 2015 and the framework has been updated as a result.
The data outlined in the framework has been collated and presented in Annex B of Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan – Progress report 2014–15 (2015). This will provide the baseline for future years. Data will be presented on an annual basis. This will be discussed by the appropriate teams across the Welsh Government as described in the section ‘How will the framework be used and when?’ (page 16).
This document presents the final version of the framework. Annex C outlines some of the other frameworks/initiatives that are in place or in train that have an impact on early years. The framework will be very much a live ‘working document’, reviewed and refreshed in order to incorporate new, relevant data as it becomes available and reflect developing policy. The Early Years Partnership Board undertakes this role.
Early Years Outcomes FrameworkAll children in the early years (0–7):
are and feel safe are cared for, supported and valued
are resilient, capable and coping
are healthy learn and develop do not live in and are not disadvantaged by poverty
Aims
Population indicators
Services are accessible and available which meet parents’/carers’, families’ and children’s needs
That all women experience safe and positive pregnancies and childbirth that result in the birth of more healthy babies
Achieve at least 95% uptake in all scheduled childhood immunisation programmes (except seasonal flu) to ensure population immunity
Achieve developmental milestones between 2–3 years of age and attainment milestones at 7 years of age
Improve the overall attainment levels of all children in Wales
To narrow the attainment gap at the end of Foundation Phase between those eligible for free school meals (eFSM) and those not eligible by
10% by 2017
To encourage and support the use of the Welsh language
and increase the provision of Welsh-medium activities for
children in the early years and their families
Examples of performance/quality of service measures
Continue to improve opportunities for all children to play in safety
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���Number of child deaths (1–4 year olds)
���Percentage of homeless households which include dependent children
���Percentage of 0–7 year old Welsh residents presenting at A&E departments having had accidental injuries in the home [Data Development]
���Rate of Children in Need in Wales (0–7)
���Rate of Children in Need in Wales on the Child Protection Register (0–7)
���Percentage of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase Outcome 5 or above in Personal and Social Development, Well-being and Cultural Diversity
���Percentage of children reaching or exceeding their developmental milestones between ages 2–3 (also applicable under ‘learn and develop’) [Data Development]
���Percentage of singleton live births with low birth weight (<2500g)
���Percentage of 4 year olds up to date with routine immunisations
���Percentage of 4/5 year olds who are a healthy weight
��Dental caries at age 5
���Developmental progress of children between ages 4–5 [Data Development]
���Percentage of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase Outcome 5 or above in English/Welsh Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
���Percentage of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase Outcome 5 or above in Mathematical Development
���Attendance rates for Years 1 and 2
���Percentage of 0–4 year olds living in households in receipt of income-related benefits, or tax credits with income less than 60% of the Wales median [Data Development]
���Percentage of children eligible for free school meals (eFSM) achieving Outcome 5 or above in the Foundation Phase Indicator (FPI) compared to children not eligible for free school meals (non-eFSM)
� Percentage of all local housing authorities and housing associations that meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standard
� Percentage of parents/carers that agree with the statement for the quality of the local area ‘safe for children to play’ (according to National Survey, by local authority)
���Percentage of eligible children taking up Flying Start childcare and who are registered and started in a Flying Start setting
���Percentage of non-maintained settings and primary schools that are awarded good or better judgements for care, support and guidance in Estyn inspections annually
���Percentage of mothers breastfeeding at 10 days and up to 6 months
���Percentage of pre-school settings inspected reported with good or better judgements for Quality of Life in CSSIW inspections [Data Development]
���Percentage of schools achieving the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes (WNHSS) National Quality Award
���Percentage of mothers that gave up smoking during pregnancy (measured at 36–38 weeks or at onset of labour) [Data Development]
���Percentage of mothers who gain no more than the recommended weight during pregnancy [Data Development]
���Percentage of Flying Start children reaching or exceeding their developmental milestones at 2 and 3 years
���Percentage of non-maintained settings and primary schools that are awarded good or better judgements for standards of achievement in Estyn inspections annually
���Percentage of children living in areas benefitting from Flying Start who are fully immunised by age 4
���Percentage of children benefitting from Flying Start services
Increase the proportion of 7 year olds achieving outcome
5 or above at the end of Foundation Phase
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What is an outcomes framework?The Early Years Outcomes Framework has been developed using a Results-Based Accountability (RBA) approach. RBA can help us get better at planning and delivering public services so that they enhance the lives of citizens. Mark Friedman (Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough, Trafford Publishing, 2005) describes RBA as a disciplined way of thinking and taking action that can be used to improve the quality of life in communities and also the performance of programmes and services.
RBA draws a distinction between population outcomes and service performance (the difference that services make for their customers). It gets us to separate this out, be clear about what success looks like for each of these levels and then put it back together again. We can then examine the things that we are doing (programmes and projects and the services being delivered) in the context of the things that we are trying to change/improve, i.e. outcomes. This clarifies accountability – there is collective accountability around outcomes and direct accountability around service delivery.
What outcomes will the framework measure?A number of discussions have been held with stakeholders across the early years sector about what are the most important quality of life conditions that we want for all 0–7 years olds in Wales. Related frameworks and initiatives have also been reviewed. As a result of these discussions, the mapping exercise and the public consultation, the early years outcomes for Wales are as follows.
All children in the early years:
• are and feel safe
• are cared for, supported and valued
• are resilient, capable and coping
• are healthy
• learn and develop
• do not live in and are not disadvantaged by poverty1.
Through the delivery of all services in Wales for children and families there must be due regard for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Children should be aware that they have many rights that they can rely upon, and also that they
1 By ‘poverty’, we mean a long-term state of not having sufficient resources to afford food, reasonable living conditions or amenities, or to participate in activities (such as access to attractive neighbourhoods and open spaces) which are taken for granted by others in their society.
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have the right to get involved and have their voices heard when decisions are made which affect their lives. The fulfilment of children’s happiness and well-being is at the heart of this framework.
AimsA number of aims have been added beneath the outcomes. These are our overarching priority targets which span a number of outcomes. The purpose of these is to clarify and quantify what we want to achieve. It is recognised that indicators and measures can contribute to multiple outcomes. The aims have therefore been added to capture this effectively.
Population indicatorsFor each outcome there are a number of ‘population’ indicators that reflect the extent to which the outcome is being achieved. Friedman recommends that indicators should communicate well, tell us something of central importance about the outcome and have good data. We have therefore focused on specific indicators and kept to a short list.
We also have a data development agenda as described in the next section. This is where new or improved data is needed.
Performance measuresA performance measure is measurable information which helps quantify if a service works. This prompts the following questions.
• How much did we do?
• How well did we do it?
• Is anyone better off as a result?
As the framework is relevant to everyone in the early years, childcare and play sector but performance measures are specific to individual organisations and/or services, we have just included examples of performance measures that could be used. These will not be applicable to everyone and are for illustrative purposes only. It is for organisations to determine the most relevant performance measures for them, unless already agreed through a specific Welsh Government programme, such as Flying Start.
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Annex C maps the proposed outcomes against relevant, existing frameworks and/or related initiatives that also impact on the early years.
The framework has been developed in parallel with a number of other developments that could impact on the indicators and/or measures included in the framework. The framework will very much be a live ‘working document’ reviewed and refreshed in order to incorporate new, relevant data as it becomes available, particularly as related policies are changed and developed. Some of the main developments that are likely to have an impact in the next year are detailed below.
Data DevelopmentThe Early Years Development and Assessment Framework
In Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan we stated that we would work towards a more coherent system of assessing, tracking and monitoring the development and progress of children in the early years. The Early Years Development and Assessment Framework (EYDAF) is being developed which will provide a single overarching assessment framework for children from birth to seven years old and a suite of linked assessment tools that can be used to chart children’s progress.
Part of the EYDAF is the development of an assessment tool which can be used throughout the Foundation Phase – the Foundation Phase Profile (the profile)2. This will introduce a national, consistent and statutory baseline assessment during a child’s Reception year.
The profile summatively assesses children’s skills using observations and formative assessments to produce outcomes expressed in four Areas of Learning. These are:
• Language, Literacy and Communication Skills (revised from September 2015 to incorporate the literacy component of the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF))
• Mathematical Development (revised from September 2015 to incorporate the numeracy component of the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF))
• Personal and Social Development, Well-being and Cultural Diversity
• Physical Development.
The other strand of the EYDAF that will need to be monitored is the Healthy Child Wales Programme. This sets a nationally consistent strategic direction, for health boards in Wales, for the delivery of early intervention health services from birth to age seven.
2 www.gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/earlyyearshome/foundation-phase/foundation-phase-profile/?lang=en
Context and data development
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The Healthy Child Wales Programme will be accompanied by more consistent, Wales-wide data on screening and developmental checks allowing better liaison with education services, and improved monitoring of population outcomes.
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) and Estyn joint inspection framework
We have considered the recommendations of the report An independent stocktake of the Foundation Phase in Wales and the Independent review of childcare and early education registration, regulation and inspection, both published in 2014 by the Welsh Government. These reports include proposals for the development of joint or unified inspection processes across early years settings which will drive improvements in the care, learning and well-being outcomes for children.
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) and Estyn are developing a joint inspection framework (with judgements) for non-maintained settings that are also eligible for education funding (Foundation Phase). The themes of the inspection framework concentrate on the well-being outcomes for the child and the impact the service and professionals contribute to the child’s development and learning. The framework will be piloted from September 2015 and implemented a year later following public consultation. This will provide data on the quality of childcare and teaching.
Data Development
Population indicators
Percentage of children reaching or exceeding their developmental milestones between ages 2–3
Data is currently only available for Flying Start children. The development of an Early Years Development and Assessment Framework (EYDAF) and the Healthy Child Wales Programme will facilitate the collection of data for all children.
Developmental progress of children between ages 4–5
The Foundation Phase Profile is being introduced on a statutory basis in September 2015. This will introduce a national, consistent and statutory baseline assessment during a child’s Reception year. Appropriate wording for the indicator will be agreed in the coming months and the Early Years Outcomes Framework will be updated.
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Percentage of 0–7 year old Welsh residents presenting at A&E departments having had accidental injuries in the home
EDDS (Emergency Department Data Set) is a patient level database that is managed by NHS Wales Informatics Services. Detailed breakdowns can be requested from them. However, the data quality for some data items is poor and needs to be further developed for this to be a robust indicator in the Early Years Outcomes Framework.
Percentage of 0–4 year olds living in households in receipt of income-related benefits, or tax credits with income less than 60% of the Wales median
This data has been requested.
Performance measures
Percentage of pre-school settings inspected reported with good or better judgements for quality of life in CSSIW inspections
As stated previously, this will be considered as part of the Estyn and CSSIW joint inspection framework.
The wider contextThere are a number of other developments taking place in Wales which will need to be monitored as they may impact on some of the indicators that have been included in the framework.
Updates on policy developments relating specifically to early years can be found in the recently published – Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan – Progress report 2014–15.
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Development Brief details
The Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
In April 2015 The Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act became law. The Act is about improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, now and in the future. The Act places new requirements on the Welsh Government along with 43 other specified public bodies across Wales to think more about the long term, work better with people and communities and each other, look to prevent problems and take a more joined-up approach. This will help create the Wales that we all want to live in, now and in the future.
To make sure we are all working towards the same vision, the Act puts in place seven well-being goals for Wales. These are for:
• a prosperous Wales
• a resilient Wales
• a healthier Wales
• a more equal Wales
• a Wales of cohesive communities
• a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language
• a globally responsible Wales.
In the language of RBA (as highlighted earlier) these are population outcomes for Wales as a whole.
Welsh Ministers are currently preparing a set of national indicators (population). These will help us know whether we are making progress towards achieving the well-being goals at an all Wales level. The indicators that have been agreed for the Early Years Outcomes Framework are being considered as the national indicators are developed and being aligned where possible. The national indicators are due to be consulted on in autumn 2015.
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Changes to the curriculum in Wales
In October 2013 the Minister for Education and Skills launched the review of curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales. During Phase 1 of that review final revised versions of the Areas of Learning, for Language, Literacy and Communication Skills, and Mathematical Development, and programmes of study, for English, Welsh (first language) and mathematics, were published in autumn 2014, following a period of public consultation. These will become statutory from September 2015. The revised models will support and strengthen our work in ensuring that literacy and numeracy are embedded across the curriculum and have been designed as an inclusive continuum of learning.
Phase 2 of the review began in March 2014 when Professor Graham Donaldson was appointed to lead an independent and wide-reaching review of the curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales. He was commissioned to articulate a clear, coherent vision for assessment and the curriculum in Wales from Foundation Phase to Key Stage 4.
In February 2015 Professor Donaldson published his independent review report – Successful Futures: Independent Review of the Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales3 – the product of extensive research and stakeholder engagement. The report identifies some very real strengths in Wales which we can build on, including the Foundation Phase. However, the report also identifies the shortcomings in our current arrangements which are rooted in the national curriculum of 1988. Professor Donaldson has put forward 68 recommendations which challenge us to rethink the approach to the curriculum and to focus on four purposes of education. His recommendations are not about adjustment; they require us to rebuild our curriculum from the foundations up. His report provides us with the foundations for a twenty-first century curriculum shaped by the very latest, international thinking on curriculum change. But what we lay on top of that solid platform will be very much down to us.
Following a positive response to Successful Futures, the Minister for Education and Skills accepted all 68 recommendations put forward by Professor Donaldson. A plan will be developed over the summer and published in the autumn detailing how Professor Donaldson’s recommendations will be taken forward.
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3 www.gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/schoolshome/curriculuminwales/reform/successful-futures/?lang=en
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There are a number of indicators in the Early Years Outcomes Framework that measure children’s achievement in the Foundation Phase. These will need to be continually reviewed as Donaldson’s recommendations are implemented.
The Public Health Wales Reproductive and Early Years Surveillance Tool
In order to collate relevant health data from diverse sources and to use the data to identify trends, Public Health Wales has developed an all Wales centrally coordinated Reproductive and Early Years Surveillance Tool (REYST). Through consultation with stakeholders a number of ‘indicators’4 have been agreed. The technical feasibility of extracting information from maternity systems to a central database to allow for regular analysis and reporting at health board and local authority level has been explored. The REYST is due to be published in November 2015.
Aneurin Bevan Health Board piloted a child health surveillance system called Plentyn Gwent Child. This aimed to develop a holistic child surveillance system that utilises data from the health board, local government and other agencies. The information collated through Plentyn Gwent Child will enable a baseline report on child indicators to be produced for each of the five local government areas and the Public Health and Partnerships Committee, Aneurin Bevan Health Board. The REYST will contain early years indicators based on those developed in the Plentyn Gwent Child pilot.
The wording of the ‘indicators’ that will be used for the REYST have been amended in order to align with the Early Years Outcomes Framework. As the development of the REYST will support health boards and local authorities analyse data it is hoped that it will also support the use of the Early Years Outcomes Framework.
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Welfare Reform With the UK Coalition Government’s changes to the welfare system, as part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, there is an increased responsibility on the claimant to actively prepare for and subsequently obtain employment. As Universal Credit expands to families in other areas of Wales outside of Shotton, anticipated from May 2016 on current Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) planning assumptions, increased numbers of families will be affected by the introduction of the benefit. Support for childcare within Universal Credit will be provided as an additional cost element which is subject to an earnings taper. The main changes to childcare support available under Universal Credit mean that families will be eligible for support, known as the childcare cost element, regardless of the number of hours they work as the hours rule does not apply. Under Universal Credit, 70 per cent of actual paid-out childcare costs can be claimed up to a maximum of £532 a month for one child, and £912 for two or more children. From April 2016, the proportion will rise to 85 per cent (again subject to a cap). The DWP will make Budgeting Advances available under Universal Credit to cover upfront childcare costs for claimants who have a confirmed job offer.
The UK Government recently announced further welfare benefit changes as part of their Summer Budget 2015 and the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. One change includes extending Universal Credit parent conditionality, which means parents will be expected to prepare for work when their youngest child turns two, and to look for work when their youngest child turns three (instead of five). The DWP, subject to the Bill receiving Royal Assent, would introduce this change from April 2017.
We will continue to consider the impact of welfare reforms in Wales and their implications for the set of indicators underpinning the Early Years Outcomes Framework.
The Early Years Outcomes Framework has been designed to include what is in place at the moment. It may be that the developments outlined above will bring about indicators that are better than those that we currently have as well as performance measures to be used at local level. As noted, the framework will be continually reviewed and refreshed to incorporate such developments.
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It should also be highlighted that the Welsh Government’s Tackling Poverty Action Plan5 (2012) and Child Poverty Strategy6 (2015) are very much linked to Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan. The key indicator which has been used to measure child poverty in Wales is the percentage of children living in households in receipt of income-related benefits, or tax credits with income less than 60 per cent of the Wales median. This is reflected in framework.
It is important to note, however, that the Welsh Government has consistently used a wider set of indicators to measure the outcomes of low-income households. In addition to the household income measure, the set of indicators originally published in the Tackling Poverty Action Plan and the 2015 Child Poverty Strategy continue to be used. These indicators reflect the policy levers available to the Welsh Government and are focused on education, health, housing, worklessness and skills. In early July 2015, the UK Government stepped away from its target to eradicate child poverty by 2020 and confirmed that the percentage of children living in households below 60 per cent of the median UK household income will no longer be used to measure progress. In a Written Statement issued on 13 July, the Welsh Government confirmed it would be maintaining its ambition to eradicate child poverty by 2020, as set out in the 2015 Child Poverty Strategy. The Written Statement also confirmed the Welsh Government would continue to use the relative income measure for child poverty, as well as the wider set of indicators to measure progress.
There is also a strong link between the framework and the Welsh Government’s Together for Mental Health: A Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Wales (2012)7. The early years outcome for Wales that ‘all children in the early years are healthy’ encompasses emotional and mental health as well as physical health. This should be reflected through performance measures, where possible.
5 www.gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/tackling-poverty/taking-forward-tackling-poverty-action-plan/?lang=en6 www.gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/people/children-and-young-people/child-poverty/?lang=en7 www.gov.wales/topics/health/nhswales/healthservice/mental-health-services/strategy/?lang=en
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Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan was launched in July 2013. We review the progress made against the plan on an annual basis and in 2016 we will carry out a full review of the programme. The Early Years Outcomes Framework will be used to support this annual reporting cycle.
In July 2015 the data outlined in the framework was collated and presented against the outcomes (Annex B). This provides us with a national picture of how we are having an impact on the early years. Where possible, the data will provide the baseline for the coming years.
The data collected will be used for ‘Turn the curve’8 workshops. Policy teams across the Welsh Government will review the data and consider the following questions.
• Where are we now?
• Have things been getting better or worse over the last few years?
• What is the story behind the curve?
• Why does the baseline look the way it does?
• What are the causes?
• What improvements do we want to see over the duration of the Early Years and Childcare Plan (up to 2023)?
• What policies and programmes are in place to support these improvements?
• Who are the partners that can contribute to making a difference to this curve?
• What can they do to help turn the curve?
The ways in which partners can contribute and provide challenge to this review process will be further considered. The report cards of these discussions will be reviewed by the Early Years and Childcare Programme Board, who are responsible for the ongoing monitoring and scrutiny of the delivery of the actions in the plan. An example report card can be found at Annex D.
Service providers should also use the data collected to drive improvements. This already takes place in a number of organisations. An example of a RBA scorecard that is used by the Flying Start team in Cardiff Council can be found at Annex E. The data sources for each indicator are included in Annex B. This allows stakeholders to break down the data as appropriate, e.g. by geographical area.
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How will the framework be used and when?
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The framework has been designed to provide each organisation across the early years sector with a line of sight between what they are doing and how their actions contribute to a particular outcome.
It is the intention that the Early Years Partnership Board will also be developing a number of case studies which will be published on the Welsh Government’s website. These will demonstrate how the framework can be used by different organisations across the sector.
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In order for the framework to be effective there needs to be clarity in terms of accountability and scrutiny. The Early Years Partnership Board supports Ministers in advising and overseeing the implementation and ongoing review of the framework. This involves consideration that the:
• production, management and presentation of the data meets the requirements of the Welsh Government, public services and the service users
• indicators in the framework provide meaningful, relevant and timely information
• framework continues to align with other relevant outcomes frameworks and initiatives
• framework is driving improvements at national and local levels
• Welsh Government is supporting effective implementation of the framework.
How will we know if the framework is making a difference?
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Early Years Partnership Board
Terms of Reference – April 2015Role
1. The aim of the Early Years Partnership Board is to advise the Minster for Education and Skills and Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty on approaches to take the early years and childcare agenda forward, at pace, in order to deliver key elements of Building a Brighter Future: Early Years and Childcare Plan.
2. Partnership Board members will work in partnership on specific high level actions in a way that supports co-production/co-construction of solutions/ideas. They will provide clear, realistic, evidence-based advice and recommendations to Ministers on how to achieve the ambition and vision set out in the plan:
Our ambition is for Wales to be the best place for children to grow up and our vision is to create a Wales of the future which is a fairer society, where every person, regardless of circumstance, is able to make the most of their abilities and contribute positively to the community that they live in.
3. The Partnership Board will be jointly chaired by the Minister for Education and Skills and Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty.
4. The Partnership Board supports the Minsters by:
• Drawing on their extensive knowledge and expertise, advising on and overseeing the delivery of key products of the Plan such as the Early Years Outcomes Framework
• Working collaboratively and co-productively to take the early years and childcare agenda forward
• Committing to owning and taking responsibility for delivering on this agenda, alongside Welsh Government
• Forming ideas and solutions to help turn policy into effective practice
• Providing constructive challenge to and scrutiny of the programme’s emerging policies and proposals
• Endorsing the remit of its task and finish groups and maintaining oversight of their activities.
Annex A: Early Years Partnership Board Terms of Reference
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Modes of operation
5. The Partnership Board will normally convene every 3 months, but the frequency may be varied at the discretion of the Chairs.
6. Where appropriate, the Partnership Board can establish task and finish groups to take forward specific strands of work that need collective action.
7. Partnership Board members should give priority to attending Partnership Board meetings. Deputies are not permitted.
Membership
• Huw Lewis AM, Minister for Education and Skills (Co-chair)
• Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty (Co-chair)
External members
• Julie Bishop, Public Health Wales
• Kate Chamberlain, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
• Cllr Huw David, Bridgend Local Authority
• David Egan, University of Wales Trinity St David
• Cllr Bobby Feeley, Denbighshire Local Authority
• Karen Graham, Glyndwr University
• Angela Jardine, Education Workforce Council
• Meilyr Rowlands, Estyn
• Roberta Hayes, Care Council for Wales
• Cllr Wyn Ellis Jones, Conwy Local Authority
• Dona Lewis, Mudiad Meithrin, representing Cwlwm
• Denise Llewellyn, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
• Gareth Morgans, Carmarthenshire County Council
• Shantini Paranjothy, Cardiff University
• Mair Parry, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
• Richard Quirke, Cwm Taf University Health Board
• Imelda Richardson, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
21Early Years Outcomes Framework
• Dean Taylor, NAHT Cymru
• Sandra Welsby, NDNA Cymru, representing Cwlwm
• Catriona Williams, Children in Wales
• Tony Young, Cardiff Council, representing ADSS
Welsh Government
• Graham Davies, Early Years
• Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer
• Lisa McDougall, Early Years (Secretariat)
• Claire Rowlands, Curriculum
• Martin Swain, Children, Young People and Families
• Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer
Secretariat
8. The Early Years Team will provide secretariat support.
9. Papers for the meeting will normally be circulated 10 working days before the meeting, and notes of the meeting/action points will be circulated to Partnership Board members within 15 working days of the meeting.
Openness
10. Partnership Board agendas and minutes will be published on the internet six weeks after the meeting.
11. Where a Partnership Board member has a concern about a potential conflict between their business/private interests and a specific agenda item they are required to declare this at the relevant meeting. Any such declaration will be recorded in the minutes.
12. The activities of the Partnership Board will be included in the Early Years and Childcare Plan annual progress report in July 2014, July 2015 and the 3-yearly review in October 2016.
22 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Annex B: Population indicators – data collected in July 2015
Percentage of children
reaching or exceeding their
developmental m
ilestones
between ages 2–3
[Data
Development]
94.2%
of 7 year olds reaching
Foundation Phase Outcome 5 or above
in Personal and Social Development,
Well-being and Cultural Diversity
5.3%
of singleton live
births with low
birth weight
87.9%
of 4 year olds up to date
with routine imm
unisations72
.4%
of ch
ildre
n ar
e elig
ible
for
free s
choo
l mea
ls (e
FSM
) ach
ievin
g
Outco
me 5
or a
bove
in th
e Fou
ndat
ion
Phas
e Ind
icato
r (FP
I)
Com
pare
d to
88.6
% of
child
ren
not e
ligib
le fo
r
free s
choo
l mea
ls (n
on-e
SFM
) ach
ievin
g Ou
tcom
e 5 o
r
abov
e in
the F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase I
ndica
tor (
FPI)Pe
rcen
tage
of ch
ildre
n in
hous
ehol
ds o
n
inco
me-
rela
ted
bene
fits
[Dat
a De
velo
pmen
t]
72.7%
of 4/5 year olds who are
a healthy weight
1.59
decayed, missing and filled
teeth at age 5
86.6%of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase
Outcome 5 or above in English Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
89.8%of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase
Outcome 5 or above in Welsh Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
88.7%of 7 year olds that achieve Foundation Phase Outcome 5
or above in Mathematical Development
94.5%Attendance for Years 1 and 2 disa
dvantag
ed b
y pov
erty
All childrenfrom birthto age 7:
do not live
in an
d are
not
disa
dvan
tage
d by
pov
erty
Developmental progress of children between ages 4–5
[Data Development]
Rate
of C
hild
ren
in N
eed
in W
ales
(0–7
)
283
per 1
0,00
0 Ch
ildre
n in
Nee
d in
Wal
es o
n
the
Child
Pro
tect
ion
Regi
ster (
0–7)
50 p
er 1
0,00
0
are
care
d fo
r, su
ppor
ted
and v
alued are resilient, capable and coping
are healthy
learn and develop
Number of child deaths (1–4 year olds)
0.17 per 1,000 of the population
Number of infant (first year of life) deaths
3.6 per 1,000 live births
41% of homeless households
which include dependent children
Percentage of 0–7 year old Welsh residents presenting
at A&E having had accidental injuries in
the home [Data Development]
are and feel safe
23Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
and
feel
saf
e.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
Num
ber o
f inf
ant
(firs
t yea
r of l
ife)
deat
hs p
er 1
,000
liv
e bi
rths
3.6
2013
ON
S re
gist
ratio
n st
atist
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icatio
ns/
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ition
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77-3
1752
2
Regi
ster
ed d
eath
s to
Wel
sh
resid
ents
.
Child
mor
talit
y ra
teN
umbe
r of c
hild
de
aths
(age
d 1–
4) p
er 1
,000
of
popu
latio
n
0.17
2013
ON
S re
gist
ratio
n st
atist
icsw
ww
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.gov
.uk/
ons/
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icatio
ns/
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fere
nce-
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es.
htm
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ition
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m
%3A
77-3
1752
2
Perc
enta
ge
of h
omel
ess
hous
ehol
ds
whi
ch in
clude
de
pend
ent
child
ren
Perc
enta
ge
of h
omel
ess
hous
ehol
ds
whi
ch in
clude
de
pend
ent
child
ren
or a
pr
egna
nt w
oman
41%
2014
–15
Wel
sh
Gov
ernm
ent
Qua
rterly
St
atut
ory
Hom
eles
snes
s da
ta c
olle
ctio
n fro
m lo
cal
auth
oriti
es
ww
w.s
tats
wal
es.w
ales
.go
v.uk
/ Ca
talo
gue/
Hous
ing/
Ho
mel
essn
ess/
Acce
ptan
ces-
an
d-O
ther
-Dec
ision
s/
hous
ehol
dsac
cept
edas
ho
mel
ess-
by-
prio
rityn
eed-
ho
useh
oldt
ype
The
info
rmat
ion
is ba
sed
on
loca
l hou
sing
auth
oriti
es’
activ
ities
und
er h
omel
essn
ess
legi
slatio
n, c
olle
cted
thro
ugh
the
quar
terly
hom
eles
snes
s st
atist
ical r
etur
n. A
hou
seho
ld
is ac
cept
ed a
s st
atut
ory
hom
eles
s by
a lo
cal a
utho
rity
if it
is el
igib
le, u
nint
entio
nally
ho
mel
ess,
and
falls
with
in a
de
fined
prio
rity
need
cat
egor
y, su
ch a
s ho
useh
olds
with
de
pend
ent c
hild
ren.
Thi
s de
finiti
on is
in k
eepi
ng w
ith P
art
VII o
f the
Hou
sing
Act 1
996.
24 Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
and
feel
saf
e.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge
of b
irth
to
seve
n-ye
ar-o
ld
Wel
sh re
siden
ts
pres
entin
g at
A&
E de
partm
ents
ha
ving
had
ac
ciden
tal
inju
ries
in th
e ho
me
[Dat
a D
evel
opm
ent]
Emer
genc
y De
partm
ent
Data
Set
, NHS
W
ales
Info
rmat
ics
Serv
ice (N
WIS
)
ww
w.in
foan
dsta
ts.
wal
es.
nhs.u
k/pa
ge.
cfm
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id=
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956
ww
w.g
ov.w
ales
/st
atist
ics-
and-
rese
arch
/tim
e-sp
ent-
nhs-
accid
ent-
emer
genc
y-
depa
rtmen
ts/?
lang
=en
Data
dev
elop
men
t as
Emer
genc
y De
partm
ent D
atas
et (E
DDS)
not
ye
t com
plet
e.
25Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
care
d fo
r, su
ppor
ted
and
valu
ed.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Rate
of C
hild
ren
in N
eed
in W
ales
(a
ged
0–7)
Child
ren
in N
eed
are
thos
e w
ho
had
an o
pen
case
with
a lo
cal
auth
ority
on
the
31 M
arch
that
ha
d be
en o
pen
for t
he th
ree
mon
ths
from
1
Janu
ary
to
31 M
arch
.
283
31
Mar
ch
2014
Loca
l aut
horit
y Ch
ildre
n in
Nee
d Ce
nsus
retu
rn
ww
w.s
tats
wal
es.w
ales
.go
v.uk
/ Ca
talo
gue/
Heal
th-a
nd-
Socia
l-Car
e/
Socia
l-Ser
vice
s/Ch
ildre
ns-S
ervi
ces/
Ch
ildre
n-in
-Nee
d/ch
ildre
ninn
eed
per1
0000
popu
latio
n-by
-loca
laut
horit
y-ye
ar
Per 1
0,00
0.
Rate
of C
hild
ren
in N
eed
on th
e Ch
ild P
rote
ctio
n Re
gist
er (a
ged
0–7)
Child
ren
on
the
regi
ster
ar
e th
ose
who
ha
ve u
nres
olve
d ch
ild p
rote
ctio
n iss
ues
and
who
ar
e cu
rrent
ly th
e su
bjec
t of
an in
ter-a
genc
y pr
otec
tion
plan
. Th
is ex
clude
s ch
ildre
n w
ho
are
both
look
ed
afte
r and
on
the
Child
Pro
tect
ion
Regi
ster
.
5031
M
arch
20
14
Loca
l aut
horit
y Ch
ildre
n in
Nee
d Ce
nsus
retu
rn
ww
w.s
tats
wal
es.w
ales
.go
v.uk
/ Ca
talo
gue/
Heal
th-a
nd-
Socia
l-Car
e/
Socia
l-Ser
vice
s/Ch
ildre
ns-S
ervi
ces/
Ch
ildre
n-in
-Nee
d/ch
ildre
ninn
eed-
by
-age
grou
p-lo
oked
afte
rsta
tus
Per 1
0,00
0.
26 Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
resi
lient
, cap
able
and
cop
ing.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge
of s
even
yea
r ol
ds re
achi
ng
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e in
Per
sona
l an
d So
cial
Deve
lopm
ent,
Wel
l-bei
ng a
nd
Cultu
ral D
iver
sity
Perc
enta
ge
of s
even
yea
r ol
ds a
ttain
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e.
94.2
%20
13–1
4N
atio
nal D
ata
Colle
ctio
nw
ww
.sta
tsw
ales
.wal
es.
gov.
uk/
Cata
logu
e/Ed
ucat
ion-
and-
Skill
s/
Scho
ols-
and-
Teac
hers
/Ex
amin
atio
ns-
and-
Asse
ssm
ents
/Fo
unda
tion-
Phas
e/
Resu
lts-b
y-Ar
eaO
fLea
rnin
g-Ye
ar
Perc
enta
ge o
f ch
ildre
n re
achi
ng
or e
xcee
ding
thei
r de
velo
pmen
tal
mile
ston
es
ages
2–3
(also
ap
plica
ble
unde
r ‘le
arn
and
deve
lop’
) [D
ata
Dev
elop
men
t]
Not
ava
ilabl
e ye
t. Da
ta
deve
lopm
ent i
n re
latio
n to
He
alth
y Ch
ild W
ales
Pro
gram
me.
Cu
rrent
ly on
ly av
aila
ble
for
Flyin
g St
art c
hild
ren
at a
ges
two
and
thre
e.
27Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
heal
thy.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge o
f sin
glet
on li
ve
birth
s w
ith lo
w
birth
wei
ght
(<2,
500g
)
Sing
leto
n liv
e bi
rths
with
bi
rthw
eigh
t of
less
than
2,5
00g
as a
per
cent
age
of a
ll sin
glet
on
live
birth
s w
ith a
sta
ted
birth
wei
ght.
5.3%
2013
Child
Hea
lth
Nat
iona
l Co
mm
unity
Chi
ld
Heal
th D
atab
ase
(NCC
HD)
ww
w.s
tats
wal
es.w
ales
.go
v.uk
/Cat
alog
ue/
Heal
th-a
nd-S
ocia
l- Ca
re/N
HS-P
rimar
y-an
d-
Com
mun
ity-A
ctiv
ity/
Com
mun
ity-C
hild
-He
alth
/Liv
eBirt
hsTo
W
elsh
Resid
ents
- by
-Birt
hWei
ght-
Num
berO
fBab
ies
Sing
leto
n liv
e bi
rths
rath
er th
an
mul
tiple
live
birt
hs (m
ore
than
on
e ba
by).
Perc
enta
ge o
f fo
ur y
ear o
lds
up to
dat
e w
ith ro
utin
e im
mun
isatio
ns
The
num
ber o
f ch
ildre
n w
ho
are
up to
dat
e w
ith th
eir r
outin
e im
mun
isatio
ns
by a
ge fo
ur a
s a
perc
enta
ge o
f all
child
ren
reac
hing
ag
e fo
ur in
the
perio
d.
87.9
%20
13–1
4 (fi
nanc
ial
year
)
COVE
R st
atist
ics,
Publ
ic He
alth
W
ales
ww
w.w
ales
.nhs
.uk
/site
s3/p
age.
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id=
457
&pid
=54
144
Rout
ine
sche
dule
d va
ccin
atio
ns
may
cha
nge
over
tim
e.
28 Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
are
heal
thy.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge o
f fo
ur/fi
ve y
ear
olds
who
are
a
heal
thy
wei
ght
Num
ber o
f ch
ildre
n in
Re
cept
ion
class
es
who
had
a b
ody
mas
s in
dex
(BM
I) cla
ssifi
ed
as b
eing
a
heal
thy
wei
ght
as a
per
cent
age
of a
ll ch
ildre
n fo
r who
m
mea
sure
men
ts
wer
e re
cord
ed.
72.7
%20
13–1
4 (s
choo
l ye
ar)
Child
M
easu
rem
ent
Prog
ram
me,
Pu
blic
Heal
th
Wal
es
ww
w.w
ales
.nhs
.uk
/site
splu
s/88
8/pa
ge/6
7795
90.8
% o
f the
33,
794
elig
ible
ch
ildre
n w
ere
mea
sure
d.
Dent
al c
arie
s at
ag
e fiv
eAv
erag
e dm
ft (s
core
whi
ch
coun
ts th
e nu
mbe
r of
deca
yed,
miss
ing
and
fille
d te
eth)
fo
r res
iden
t ch
ildre
n ag
ed
five.
1.59
te
eth
2011
/12
(sch
ool
year
)
Wel
sh O
ral H
ealth
In
form
atio
n Un
it (B
ASCD
sur
veys
)
ww
w.c
ardi
ff.ac
.uk/
dent
istry
/rese
arch
/th
emes
/app
lied-
clini
cal-r
esea
rch-
and-
publ
ic-he
alth
/ep
idem
iolo
gy-a
nd-
appl
ied-
clini
cal-
rese
arch
/woh
iu
From
200
7–08
BAS
CD
surv
eys
used
pos
itive
con
sent
m
etho
dolo
gy a
nd c
anno
t be
com
pare
d w
ith th
e in
dice
s fo
r pr
evio
us y
ears
usin
g a
nega
tive
cons
ent f
ram
ewor
k be
caus
e th
ere
is ev
iden
ce o
f low
er
resp
onse
rate
s am
ong
thos
e w
ith c
arie
s ex
perie
nce.
29Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
lear
n an
d de
velo
p.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Deve
lopm
enta
l pr
ogre
ss o
f ch
ildre
n be
twee
n ag
es 4
–5 [D
ata
Dev
elop
men
t]
The
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Prof
ile is
be
ing
intro
duce
d on
a s
tatu
tory
ba
sis in
Sep
tem
ber 2
015.
Th
is w
ill in
trodu
ce a
nat
iona
l, co
nsist
ent a
nd s
tatu
tory
bas
elin
e as
sess
men
t dur
ing
a ch
ild’s
Rece
ptio
n ye
ar. A
ppro
pria
te
wor
ding
for t
he in
dica
tor w
ill b
e ag
reed
in th
e co
min
g m
onth
s.
Perc
enta
ge o
f se
ven
year
old
s th
at a
chie
ve
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or a
bove
in
Lang
uage
, Li
tera
cy a
nd
Com
mun
icatio
n Sk
ills
(E
nglis
h-m
ediu
m)
Perc
enta
ge
of s
even
yea
r ol
ds a
ttain
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e.
86.6
%20
13–1
4N
atio
nal D
ata
Colle
ctio
nw
ww
.sta
tsw
ales
.wal
es.
gov.
uk/C
atal
ogue
/Ed
ucat
ion-
and-
Skill
s/Sc
hool
s-an
d-Te
ache
rs/
Exam
inat
ions
-an
d-As
sess
men
ts/
Foun
datio
n-Ph
ase/
Resu
lts-b
y-Ar
eaO
fLea
rnin
g-Ye
ar
The
defin
ition
of F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
is ch
angi
ng
som
etim
e be
twee
n 20
16 a
nd
2018
and
dat
a w
ill n
ot b
e av
aila
ble
on a
con
siste
nt b
asis.
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Do
nald
son
revi
ew m
ay im
pact
on
the
avai
labi
lity
of th
is da
ta,
timin
g an
d lik
elih
ood
unkn
own
at p
rese
nt.
30 Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
lear
n an
d de
velo
p.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge o
f se
ven
year
old
s th
at a
chie
ve
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or a
bove
in
Lang
uage
, Li
tera
cy a
nd
Com
mun
icatio
n Sk
ills
(W
elsh
-med
ium
)
Perc
enta
ge
of s
even
yea
r ol
ds a
ttain
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e.
89.8
%20
13–1
4N
atio
nal D
ata
Colle
ctio
nw
ww
.sta
tsw
ales
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es.
gov.
uk/C
atal
ogue
/Ed
ucat
ion-
and-
Skill
s/Sc
hool
s-an
d-Te
ache
rs/
Exam
inat
ions
-an
d-As
sess
men
ts/
Foun
datio
n-Ph
ase/
Resu
lts-b
y-Ar
eaO
fLea
rnin
g-Ye
ar
The
defin
ition
of F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
is ch
angi
ng
som
etim
e be
twee
n 20
16 a
nd
2018
and
dat
a w
ill n
ot b
e av
aila
ble
on a
con
siste
nt b
asis.
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Do
nald
son
revi
ew m
ay im
pact
on
the
avai
labi
lity
of th
is da
ta,
timin
g an
d lik
elih
ood
unkn
own
at p
rese
nt.
Perc
enta
ge o
f se
ven
year
old
s th
at a
chie
ve
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or a
bove
in
Mat
hem
atica
l De
velo
pmen
t
Perc
enta
ge
of s
even
yea
r ol
ds a
ttain
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e.
88.7
%20
13–1
4N
atio
nal D
ata
Colle
ctio
nw
ww
.sta
tsw
ales
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es.
gov.
uk/C
atal
ogue
/Ed
ucat
ion-
and-
Skill
s/Sc
hool
s-an
d-Te
ache
rs/
Exam
inat
ions
-an
d-As
sess
men
ts/
Foun
datio
n-Ph
ase/
Resu
lts-b
y-Ar
eaO
fLea
rnin
g-Ye
ar
The
defin
ition
of F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
is ch
angi
ng
som
etim
e be
twee
n 20
16 a
nd
2018
and
dat
a w
ill n
ot b
e av
aila
ble
on a
con
siste
nt b
asis.
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Do
nald
son
revi
ew m
ay im
pact
on
the
avai
labi
lity
of th
is da
ta,
timin
g an
d lik
elih
ood
unkn
own
at p
rese
nt.
Atte
ndan
ce ra
tes
for Y
ears
1 a
nd 2
94.5
%20
13–1
4Pu
pils’
At
tend
ance
Re
cord
, Wel
sh
Gov
ernm
ent
The
com
bine
d at
tend
ance
rate
of
child
ren
in Y
ears
1 a
nd 2
are
not
pu
blish
ed. C
alcu
late
d sp
ecifi
cally
fo
r thi
s da
ta re
ques
t.
31Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
do n
ot li
ve in
and
are
not
dis
adva
ntag
ed b
y po
vert
y.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge
of c
hild
ren
in
hous
ehol
ds o
n in
com
e-re
late
d be
nefit
s
Perc
enta
ge
of 0
–4 y
ear
olds
livi
ng in
ho
useh
olds
in
rece
ipt o
f in
com
e-re
late
d be
nefit
s, or
tax
cred
its w
ith
inco
me
less
than
60
% o
f the
Wal
es
med
ian
Data
Dev
elop
men
t.
9 By
‘po
vert
y’ w
e m
ean
a lo
ng-t
erm
sta
te o
f no
t ha
ving
suf
ficie
nt r
esou
rces
to
affo
rd f
ood,
rea
sona
ble
livin
g co
nditi
ons
or a
men
ities
, or
to
part
icip
ate
in a
ctiv
ities
(su
ch a
s ac
cess
to
attr
activ
e ne
ighb
orho
ods
and
open
spa
ces)
whi
ch a
re t
aken
for
gra
nted
by
othe
rs in
the
ir so
ciet
y.
9
32 Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
do n
ot li
ve in
and
are
not
dis
adva
ntag
ed b
y po
vert
y.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge o
f ch
ildre
n el
igib
le
for f
ree
scho
ol
mea
ls (e
FSM
) ac
hiev
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e in
the
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Indi
cato
r (FP
I)
Perc
enta
ge o
f eF
SM c
hild
ren
achi
evin
g Fo
unda
tion
Phas
e O
utco
me
5 or
ab
ove
in th
e Fo
unda
tion
Phas
e In
dica
tor (
FPI).
Th
e FP
I rep
rese
nts
the
perc
enta
ge o
f ch
ildre
n ac
hiev
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e in
Per
sona
l an
d So
cial
Deve
lopm
ent,
Wel
l-bei
ng a
nd
Cultu
ral D
ivers
ity;
Lang
uage
, Lit
erac
y an
d Co
mm
unica
tion
Skill
s
(Eng
lish-
med
ium
/W
elsh
-med
ium
);
and
Mat
hem
atica
l De
velo
pmen
t in
com
bina
tion.
72.4
%20
13–1
4M
atch
ing
PLAS
C da
ta w
ith
Nat
iona
l Dat
a Co
llect
ion
data
.
ww
w.g
ov.w
ales
/st
atist
ics-a
nd-
rese
arch
/aca
dem
ic-ac
hiev
emen
t-fre
e-sc
hool
-mea
ls/?l
ang=
en
The
defin
ition
of F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
is ch
angi
ng
som
etim
e be
twee
n 20
16 a
nd
2018
and
dat
a w
ill n
ot b
e av
aila
ble
on a
con
siste
nt b
asis.
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Do
nald
son
revi
ew m
ay im
pact
on
the
avai
labi
lity
of th
is da
ta,
timin
g an
d lik
elih
ood
unkn
own
at p
rese
nt.
33Early Years Outcomes Framework
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs (0
–7):
do n
ot li
ve in
and
are
not
dis
adva
ntag
ed b
y po
vert
y.
Indi
cato
r na
me
Indi
cato
r de
finit
ion
Dat
aTi
me
peri
odSo
urce
Link
to
sour
ce/
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
Not
es
Perc
enta
ge o
f ch
ildre
n no
t el
igib
le fo
r fre
e sc
hool
mea
ls (n
on-e
FSM
) ac
hiev
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e in
the
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Indi
cato
r (FP
I)
Perc
enta
ge
of n
on-e
FSM
ch
ildre
n ac
hiev
ing
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
or
abov
e in
the
Foun
datio
n Ph
ase
Indi
cato
r (F
PI).
The
FPI
repr
esen
ts th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
child
ren
achi
evin
g Fo
unda
tion
Phas
e O
utco
me
5 or
ab
ove
in P
erso
nal
and
Socia
l De
velo
pmen
t, W
ell-b
eing
and
Cu
ltura
l Div
ersit
y; La
ngua
ge,
Lite
racy
and
Co
mm
unica
tion
Skill
s (E
nglis
h-m
ediu
m/W
elsh
-m
ediu
m);
and
Mat
hem
atica
l De
velo
pmen
t in
com
bina
tion.
88.6
%20
13–1
4M
atch
ing
PLAS
C da
ta w
ith
Nat
iona
l Dat
a Co
llect
ion
data
.
ww
w.g
ov.w
ales
/st
atist
ics-a
nd-
rese
arch
/aca
dem
ic-ac
hiev
emen
t-fre
e-sc
hool
-mea
ls/?l
ang=
en
The
defin
ition
of F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Out
com
e 5
is ch
angi
ng
som
etim
e be
twee
n 20
16 a
nd
2018
and
dat
a w
ill n
ot b
e av
aila
ble
on a
con
siste
nt b
asis.
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Do
nald
son
revi
ew m
ay im
pact
on
the
avai
labi
lity
of th
is da
ta,
timin
g an
d lik
elih
ood
unkn
own
at p
rese
nt.
34 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Ann
ex C
: M
appi
ng o
f th
e ea
rly y
ears
out
com
es t
hem
es/s
tate
men
ts f
rom
re
leva
nt e
xist
ing
fram
ewor
ks/in
itiat
ives
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
are
heal
thy.
A he
alth
ier
Wal
es.
–Pe
ople
in
Wal
es a
re w
ell
info
rmed
and
su
ppor
ted
to
man
age
thei
r ow
n he
alth
.
I am
hap
py.
I am
hea
lthy.
I get
the
help
I ne
ed
to g
row
up
and
be
inde
pend
ent.
Heal
thie
r Co
mm
uniti
es:
Prom
otin
g Ph
ysica
l Wel
l Be
ing.
Prom
otin
g M
enta
l Wel
l Be
ing.
Enco
urag
ing
Heal
thy
Eatin
g.
21st
Cen
tury
He
alth
care
: Be
tter h
ealth
fo
r all
with
re
duce
d he
alth
in
equa
litie
s.
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le a
nd
fam
ilies
ar
e he
alth
y an
d en
joy
wel
l-bei
ng.
Flyin
g St
art
child
ren
ar
e he
alth
y an
d th
rivin
g.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
enj
oy
the
best
po
ssib
le h
ealth
an
d ar
e fre
e fro
m a
buse
, vi
ctim
isatio
n an
d ex
ploi
tatio
n.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
hav
e ac
cess
to
play
, lei
sure
, sp
ortin
g an
d cu
ltura
l ac
tiviti
es.
Heal
thy,
Thriv
ing
and
Wel
l-bei
ng.
(out
com
e)
Child
ren
aged
0–
16 a
re
heal
thy
and
thriv
ing
and
supp
orte
d to
re
ach
thei
r fu
ll po
tent
ial.
(prio
rity)
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le
and
fam
ilies
ar
e he
alth
y, th
rivin
g an
d su
ppor
ted
to
reac
h th
eir
full
pote
ntia
l. (p
riorit
y)
35Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
are
and
feel
sa
fe.
A gl
obal
ly re
spon
sible
W
ales
.
All o
ur
child
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
will
be
hea
lthy,
conf
iden
t in
divi
dual
s.
Peop
le in
Wal
es
are
prot
ecte
d fro
m h
arm
an
d pr
otec
t th
emse
lves
from
kn
own
harm
.
I am
saf
e an
d pr
otec
ted
from
abu
se
and
negl
ect.
I hav
e sa
fe
and
heal
thy
rela
tions
hips
.
Heal
thie
r Co
mm
uniti
es:
Redu
cing
Risk
s.
Supp
ortin
g Pe
ople
(with
ad
ditio
nal
need
s) to
Li
ve in
the
Com
mun
ity.
Supp
ortin
g Pe
ople
: Hi
gh-q
ualit
y, in
tegr
ated
, su
stai
nabl
e,
safe
and
ef
fect
ive
peop
le-
cent
red
serv
ices
that
bui
ld
on p
eopl
e’s
stre
ngth
s an
d pr
omot
e th
eir
wel
l-bei
ng.
Wel
sh H
omes
: To
ens
ure
that
pe
ople
hav
e a
high
qua
lity,
war
m, s
ecur
e an
d en
ergy
-ef
ficie
nt h
ome
to li
ve in
.
Fam
ilies
ar
e co
nfid
ent,
nurtu
ring,
re
silie
nt
and
safe
.
–Al
l chi
ldre
n an
d yo
ung
peop
le e
njoy
th
e be
st
poss
ible
hea
lth
and
are
free
from
abu
se,
vict
imisa
tion
and
expl
oita
tion.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
hav
e a
safe
hom
e an
d a
com
mun
ity
whi
ch s
uppo
rts
phys
ical a
nd
emot
iona
l w
ell-b
eing
.
36 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
are
care
d fo
r, su
ppor
ted
and
valu
ed.
A m
ore
equa
l W
ales
.
A gl
obal
ly re
spon
sible
W
ales
.
A W
ales
of
vib
rant
cu
lture
and
th
rivin
g W
elsh
la
ngua
ge.
All o
ur
child
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
will
be
hea
lthy,
conf
iden
t in
divi
dual
s.
Peop
le in
W
ales
rece
ive
the
right
car
e an
d su
ppor
t as
loca
lly a
s po
ssib
le a
nd
are
enab
led
to
cont
ribut
e to
m
akin
g th
at
care
suc
cess
ful.
Peop
le in
Wal
es
are
treat
ed w
ith
dign
ity a
nd
resp
ect a
nd
treat
oth
ers
the
sam
e.
Peop
le in
W
ales
hav
e tim
ely
acce
ss to
se
rvice
s ba
sed
on c
linica
l nee
d an
d ar
e ac
tivel
y in
volv
ed in
de
cisio
ns a
bout
th
eir c
are.
My
right
s ar
e re
spec
ted.
I hav
e a
voice
an
d co
ntro
l.
I am
invo
lved
in
mak
ing
decis
ions
that
af
fect
my
life.
My
indi
vidu
al
circu
mst
ance
s ar
e co
nsid
ered
.
I can
spe
ak
for m
ysel
f or
hav
e so
meo
ne
who
can
do
it fo
r me.
I fee
l val
ued
in s
ocie
ty.
I get
car
e th
roug
h th
e W
elsh
la
ngua
ge if
I ne
ed it
.
Heal
thie
r Co
mm
uniti
es:
Supp
ortin
g Pe
ople
(with
ad
ditio
nal
need
s) to
Li
ve in
the
Com
mun
ity.
Equa
lity:
Crea
te a
fa
ir so
ciety
fre
e fro
m
disc
rimin
atio
n,
hara
ssm
ent
and
vict
imisa
tion
with
coh
esiv
e an
d in
clusiv
e co
mm
uniti
es.
21st
Cen
tury
He
alth
care
: Be
tter h
ealth
fo
r all
with
re
duce
d he
alth
in
equa
litie
s.
Supp
ortin
g Pe
ople
: Hi
gh q
ualit
y, in
tegr
ated
, su
stai
nabl
e,
safe
and
ef
fect
ive
peop
le-
cent
red
serv
ices
that
bui
ld
on p
eopl
e’s
stre
ngth
s an
d pr
omot
e th
eir
wel
l-bei
ng.
––
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
are
lis
tene
d to
, tre
ated
with
re
spec
t, an
d ha
ve th
eir
race
and
cu
ltura
l ide
ntity
re
cogn
ised.
Heal
thy,
Thriv
ing
and
Wel
l-bei
ng.
(out
com
e)
Pare
ntin
g/Fa
mily
Le
arni
ng:
Pare
nts/
care
rs
are
enab
led
to
supp
ort t
heir
child
ren
to
achi
eve
thei
r fu
ll po
tent
ial.
(prio
rity)
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le
and
fam
ilies
ar
e he
alth
y, th
rivin
g an
d su
ppor
ted
to
reac
h th
eir
full
pote
ntia
l. (p
riorit
y)
37Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
Peop
le in
Wal
es
are
treat
ed
as in
divi
dual
s w
ith th
eir o
wn
need
s an
d re
spon
sibili
ties.
I kno
w a
nd
unde
rsta
nd
wha
t car
e,
supp
ort a
nd
oppo
rtuni
ties
are
avai
labl
e to
me.
I get
the
help
I n
eed,
whe
n I n
eed
it, in
th
e w
ay I
wan
t it.
I fee
l val
ued
in s
ocie
ty.
38 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
lear
n an
d de
velo
p.A
pros
pero
us
Wal
es.
All o
ur
child
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
w
ill b
e:
ambi
tious
, ca
pabl
e le
arne
rs;
ente
rpris
ing,
cr
eativ
e co
ntrib
utor
s an
d et
hica
l, in
form
ed
citize
ns.
–I c
an le
arn
and
deve
lop
to m
y fu
ll po
tent
ial.
I can
do
the
thin
gs th
at
mat
ter t
o m
e.
Lear
ning
Co
mm
uniti
es:
Prom
otin
g Fa
mily
Lea
rnin
g in
the
Early
Ye
ars.
Supp
ortin
g Yo
ung
Peop
le
to D
o W
ell a
t Sc
hool
.
Supp
ortin
g Fa
mili
es to
be
Enga
ged
in
thei
r Chi
ldre
n’s
Educ
atio
n.
Life
long
Le
arni
ng in
Co
mm
uniti
es.
Impr
ovin
g Ad
ult
Life
Ski
lls.
Educ
atio
n:
Help
eve
ryon
e re
ach
thei
r po
tent
ial,
redu
ce
ineq
ualit
y, an
d im
prov
e ec
onom
ic an
d so
cial
wel
l-bei
ng.
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le a
nd
fam
ilies
, in
or a
t risk
of
pov
erty
, ac
hiev
e th
eir
pote
ntia
l.
Flyin
g St
art
child
ren
are
reac
hing
po
tent
ial.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
hav
e a
flyin
g st
art i
n lif
e.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
hav
e a
com
preh
ensiv
e ra
nge
of
educ
atio
n an
d le
arni
ng
oppo
rtuni
ties.
Lear
ning
an
d Fu
lfilli
ng
Pote
ntia
l. (o
utco
me)
Child
ren
aged
0–
16 a
re
heal
thy
and
thriv
ing
and
supp
orte
d to
re
ach
thei
r fu
ll po
tent
ial.
(prio
rity)
Pare
ntin
g/Fa
mily
Le
arni
ng:
Pare
nts/
care
rs
are
enab
led
to
supp
ort t
heir
child
ren
to
achi
eve
thei
r fu
ll po
tent
ial.
(prio
rity)
39Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
are
resi
lient
, ca
pabl
e an
d co
ping
.
A re
silie
nt
Wal
es.
All o
ur
child
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
will
be
hea
lthy,
conf
iden
t in
divi
dual
s an
d et
hica
l, in
form
ed
citize
ns.
–I b
elon
g.
I can
en
gage
and
pa
rticip
ate.
I get
the
help
I ne
ed
to g
row
up
and
be
inde
pend
ent.
Heal
thie
r Co
mm
uniti
es:
Prom
otin
g M
enta
l Wel
l Be
ing.
Prom
otin
g Ph
ysica
l Wel
l Be
ing.
Supp
ortin
g a
Flyin
g St
art i
n th
e Ea
rly Y
ears
.
Educ
atio
n:
Help
eve
ryon
e re
ach
thei
r po
tent
ial,
redu
ce
ineq
ualit
y, an
d im
prov
e ec
onom
ic an
d so
cial w
ell-
bein
g.
Fam
ilies
ar
e co
nfid
ent,
nurtu
ring,
re
silie
nt
and
safe
.
Flyin
g St
art
fam
ilies
ar
e ca
pabl
e an
d co
ping
.
-–He
alth
y, Th
rivin
g an
d W
ell-b
eing
. (o
utco
me)
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le
and
fam
ilies
ar
e he
alth
y, th
rivin
g an
d su
ppor
ted
to
reac
h th
eir
full
pote
ntia
l. (p
riorit
y)
40 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Earl
y ye
ars
outc
omes
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
ye
ars:
The
W
ell-B
eing
of
Fut
ure
Gen
erat
ions
A
ct
(wel
l-bei
ng
goal
s)
Succ
essf
ul
Futu
res:
th
e fo
ur
purp
oses
of
the
cu
rric
ulum
NH
S ou
tcom
es
(dom
ains
– in
de
velo
pmen
t)
Soci
al
serv
ices
ou
tcom
es
(wha
t pe
ople
ex
pect
)
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst
Prog
ram
me
for
Gov
ernm
ent
(the
mes
and
re
leva
nt
high
-leve
l ai
ms)
Fam
ilies
Fi
rst
Flyi
ng
Star
tSe
ven
core
ai
ms
Com
mon
O
utco
mes
Fr
amew
ork
for
Com
mun
itie
s Fi
rst,
Fam
ilies
Fir
st
and
Flyi
ng
Star
t
do n
ot li
ve in
an
d ar
e no
t di
sadv
anta
ged
by p
over
ty.
A pr
ospe
rous
W
ales
.–
–I d
o no
t liv
e in
pov
erty
.Pr
ospe
rous
Co
mm
uniti
es:
Help
ing
Peop
le
to D
evel
op
Empl
oym
ent
and
Skill
s an
d Fi
nd W
ork.
Redu
cing
Yout
h Un
empl
oym
ent
and
Dise
ngag
emen
t.
Prom
otin
g Di
gita
l In
clusio
n.
Fina
ncia
l In
clusio
n:
Impr
ovin
g Fi
nanc
ial
Capa
bilit
y, m
anag
ing
debt
an
d ra
ising
in
com
e.
Tack
ling
Pove
rty:
Redu
cing
pove
rty,
espe
cially
pe
rsist
ent
pove
rty
amon
gst s
ome
of o
ur p
oore
st
peop
le a
nd
com
mun
ities
, an
d re
ducin
g th
e lik
elih
ood
that
peo
ple
will
bec
ome
poor
.
Child
ren,
yo
ung
peop
le a
nd
fam
ilies
, in
or a
t risk
of
pov
erty
, ac
hiev
e th
eir
pote
ntia
l.
Flyin
g St
art
child
ren
are
reac
hing
po
tent
ial.
All c
hild
ren
and
youn
g pe
ople
are
not
di
sadv
anta
ged
by p
over
ty.
Pros
perit
y an
d Em
ploy
men
t. (o
utco
me)
Empl
oym
ent:
Wor
king
age
pe
ople
in
low
-inco
me
fam
ilies
ar
e he
lped
to
dev
elop
em
ploy
men
t sk
ills,
find
wor
k an
d pr
ogre
ss w
ithin
em
ploy
men
t. (p
riorit
y)
Pros
perit
y: Pe
ople
are
pr
ovid
ed w
ith
info
rmat
ion
and
advi
ce to
en
able
them
to
max
imise
th
eir i
ncom
e.
(prio
rity)
41Early Years Outcomes Framework
Annex D: Example of a population accountability RBA report card
Popu
lati
on o
utco
me
All
child
ren
in t
he e
arly
yea
rs d
o no
t liv
e in
and
are
not
dis
adva
ntag
ed b
y po
vert
y.
Popu
lati
on in
dica
tor
disc
usse
d
Perc
enta
ge o
f chi
ldre
n el
igib
le fo
r fr
ee s
choo
l mea
ls (e
FSM
) ach
ievi
ng O
utco
me
5 or
abo
ve in
the
Fou
ndat
ion
Phas
e In
dica
tor
(FPI
) com
pare
d to
the
per
cent
age
of c
hild
ren
not
elig
ible
for
free
sch
ool m
eals
(non
-eFS
M) a
chie
ving
Out
com
e 5
or a
bove
in
the
FPI
How
are
we
doin
g?
Whe
re w
e ar
e no
w a
nd w
here
we
are
head
ing
if no
thin
g ch
ange
s
0102030405060708090100
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Elig
ible
fo
r FSM
Not
elig
ible
for F
SM
Year
s
Percentage of children
Whe
re a
re w
e no
w?
Year
FSM
en
titl
emen
tFP
I %
2012
eFSM
66.2
%no
n-eF
SM84
.5%
Diffe
renc
e 18
.3%
2013
eFSM
69.2
%no
n-eF
SM86
.9%
Diffe
renc
e17
.7%
2014
eFSM
72.4
%no
n-eF
SM88
.6%
Diffe
renc
e16
.2%
Fore
cast
, if
noth
ing
chan
ges
(bas
ed o
n 20
12–1
4 fig
ures
)
Year
FSM
en
titl
emen
tFP
I %
2015
eFSM
75%
non-
eFSM
90%
Diffe
renc
e 15
%
2016
eFSM
78%
non-
eFSM
92%
Diffe
renc
e14
%
2017
eFSM
81%
non-
eFSM
94%
Diffe
renc
e13
%
Dat
a so
urce
: w
ww
.gov
.wal
es/s
tatis
tics-
and-
rese
arch
/aca
dem
ic-a
chie
vem
ent-
free
-sch
ool-m
eals
/?la
ng=
en
42 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Stor
y be
hind
the
bas
elin
esPa
rtne
rs t
hat
can
help
us
do b
ette
r
• P
olici
es/p
rogr
amm
es th
at a
re li
kely
to h
ave
mad
e a
diffe
renc
e:–
Pup
il De
priva
tion
Gra
nt (P
DG) f
or o
ver fi
ves
– F
lying
Sta
rt–
the
hom
e le
arni
ng e
nviro
nmen
t.•
Lim
itatio
ns o
f dat
a av
aila
ble
– on
ly th
ree
year
s of
dat
a. W
ill
mee
t aga
in in
Oct
/Nov
whe
n 20
15 d
ata
avai
labl
e.•
The
UK G
over
nmen
t’s w
elfa
re c
hang
es w
ill a
ffect
the
figur
es
in th
e fu
ture
. For
exa
mpl
e, c
hang
es to
the
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia fo
r fre
e sc
hool
mea
ls gi
ven
the
intro
duct
ion
of U
nive
rsal
Cre
dit
will
affe
ct th
e co
mpa
rabi
lity
of d
ata
in fu
ture
yea
rs.
• Th
e w
ays
in w
hich
we
can
mea
sure
the
impa
ct o
f the
PDG
w
as d
iscus
sed.
An
eval
uatio
n of
the
impa
ct o
f the
gra
nt is
on
goin
g. It
inclu
des
whi
ch s
ourc
es o
f evi
denc
e sc
hool
s ar
e us
ing
and
how
effe
ctiv
ely
scho
ols
mea
sure
the
impa
ct o
f the
ir in
terv
entio
ns.
• Th
e m
oder
atio
n of
ass
essm
ents
in F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
need
s to
be
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt w
hen
revi
ewin
g th
ese
figur
es.
• E
arly
Year
s Pa
rtner
ship
Boa
rd.
• F
lying
Sta
rt pr
actit
ione
rs.
• R
egio
nal c
onso
rtia
and
loca
l aut
horit
ies.
• Te
ache
rs a
nd te
achi
ng a
ssist
ants
.•
Fam
ilies
.•
Chi
ldre
n.•
Hea
lth v
isito
rs.
• S
peec
h an
d la
ngua
ge th
erap
ists
(SLT
s).
• F
amily
Info
rmat
ion
Serv
ice (F
IS).
• F
amili
es F
irst p
ract
ition
ers.
• C
omm
uniti
es F
irst.
• V
olun
tary
and
third
sec
tor o
rgan
isatio
ns.
• Ta
cklin
g Po
verty
Impl
emen
tatio
n Bo
ard.
Info
rmat
ion/
rese
arch
age
nda
Top
thre
e pr
iori
ty a
reas
• A
CTIO
N: L
ook
at d
ata
that
sho
ws
the
num
ber o
f chi
ldre
n th
is eq
uate
s to
. •
ACT
ION
: How
do
we
com
pare
to N
orth
ern
Irela
nd, E
ngla
nd
and
Scot
land
? •
ACT
ION
: Oth
er p
olicy
team
s ne
ed to
feed
into
futu
re
disc
ussio
ns.
• A
CTIO
N: N
ext d
iscus
sion
to ta
ke p
lace
in O
ct/N
ov w
hen
2015
da
ta is
ava
ilabl
e. F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
team
to ta
ke th
e le
ad,
inclu
ding
set
ting
up th
e m
eetin
g et
c.•
ACT
ION
: Whe
n 20
15 d
ata
is av
aila
ble
revi
ew d
ata
by lo
cal
auth
ority
(LA)
leve
l aga
in a
nd fo
llow
up
with
disc
ussio
ns.
Wha
t’s h
appe
ning
loca
lly to
affe
ct th
e re
sults
? W
hich
LA
has
close
d th
e ga
p th
e m
ost?
How
has
this
been
ach
ieve
d?
• F
ound
atio
n Ph
ase
Actio
n Pl
an (t
hrou
gh e
xper
t gro
up) –
spe
cifica
lly
actio
ns th
at ta
rget
chi
ldre
n fro
m d
isadv
anta
ged
grou
ps.
• E
arly
lang
uage
dev
elop
men
t – F
lying
Sta
rt, s
pecifi
c le
arni
ng
diffi
culti
es (S
pLD)
fram
ewor
k, H
ealth
y Ch
ild W
ales
Pro
gram
me,
N
atio
nal L
itera
cy a
nd N
umer
acy
Fram
ewor
k (L
NF)
inte
rven
tions
, etc
.•
PDG
for u
nder
five
s.
43Early Years Outcomes Framework
Annex E: Example of a performance accountability RBA report card
Cardiff Flying Start P
arents Plus S
ervice RBA
Report 2
014–2015
Purpose of se
rvice:
Parents P
lus is p
art o
f the paren0n
g core strand of the Flying Start P
rogram
me. It is an
evidence-‐based service fo
r pre-‐school children and their families with
in Flying Start a
reas in Cardiff.
The
service
offers 0m
e-‐lim
ited, bespoke
paren0
ng interven0o
ns in the
home, inform
ed by
psychology. O
ur aim is to improve outcom
es fo
r families where behavioural and/or developm
ental
difficul0es may be evident b
y developing parental skills, encouraging beF
er child-‐parent rela0onships
and building early com
petences th
rough structured play.
Parents Plus structure: 1
.6 Educa0o
nal P
sychologists (EPs) (appointed August 2014 and Novem
ber
2014),
4.0
full-‐0m
e equivalents (FTE) Senior H
ome
Liaison
Officers (SH
LOs) and 7
.8 full-‐0
me
equivalents (FTE) Hom
e Liaison Officers (H
LOs).
How well are we doing on our headline indicators?
Story behind th
e graphs:
Graph 1: Parental ra0ngs o
f children’s social com
petence increased following interven0o
n. On average, parents noted a 61%
increase in th
eir child’s
pro-‐social/com
munica0on sk
ills, 49%
in emo0
onal re
gula0o
n skills a
nd 56%
increase in overall social com
petence.
Graph 2: 82%
of parents (and 50%
of H
LOs) rated their child’s behaviour as significantly beF
er following interven0o
n. 55%
of parents (and 40%
of H
LOs)
rated the rela0o
nship with
their child as significantly beF
er and 57%
of parents (and 39.6%
of H
LOs) rated their child’s play and developm
ent as
significantly beF
er following interven0o
n.
Graph 3: This y
ear h
as se
en a 59%
increase in th
e number o
f Welsh Governm
ent interven0
ons successfully com
pleted in th
e previous year
(2013–14 n= 82; 2014–15 n=139). 4.8 new HLO
s were appointed in sp
ring 2014.
Data Development agenda:
1. Iden
0fy
repo
rt for
PARIS
(a case
man
agem
ent
IT system
) to measure
distance travelled
for
Haw
aiian
Early
Language Program
me (HELP).
2. Iden0fy appropriate alte
rna0ve evalua0on
tools for measurin
g distance travelled.
3. Iden0fy
and
analyse
follow-‐up
data to
ensure maintenance of progress.
4. PA
RIS report to confirm
num
ber of visits
made by EPs.
0 2 4 6 8 10
12
14
Average score
Before
Ader
Pro-‐social/
communica0on
Emo0
onal
regula0o
n
Social
competence
1) Average change in aspects of social
competence
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Play
HLO
Parent
Rela0o
nship Behaviour
2) Percentage of HLO
and parents ra
Nng
significant* change in Play, RelaN
onships
and Behaviour
* A sig
nificant change is considered to
be a change of at least 1.5 on a
five-‐point ra0ng scale.
% resulNng in posiNve change
0 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Number of successful* intervenNons delivered 3)
Com
parison of the num
ber o
f Welsh
Governm
ent intervenN
ons successfully
delivered over the last five years
* Welsh Governm
ent d
efines a
one-‐to-‐one support as four o
r more sessions.
44 Early Years Outcomes Framework
Performance measures
How much did we do?
• 303 referrals, 329 families allocated and 276 families aFended Ini0al Assessm
ent V
isits
(IAVs) (53 declined).
• 2,513 sessions offe
red; 193 se
ssions offe
red to hostels/temporary accom
moda0on;
of th
ese, 60 sessions were off
ered as O
utreach (Nigh0
ngale Ho
use).
• 29 Children’s S
ervices m
ee0n
gs aFended.
• De
livered and prepared 3 Parent Nurturin
g Programmes (PNPs) (1 per term).
• 36 mandatory training se
ssions aFended.
• 2 mandatory training se
ssions planned and delivered by EPs; 3 se
ssions for w
orkforce
developm
ent (WD).
• 2 mandatory training se
ssions co-‐delivered with
Inclusion Team
. •
Monthly Flying Start Inclusio
n Forum (FSIF) mee0n
gs contributed to
; EP involvem
ent w
ith
4 children in childcare se
ings (Septem
ber 2
014 to M
arch 2015).
• 109 shared case notes w
riFen and 667 NHS
child health
views o
n PA
RIS (Ju
ne 2014 to
February 2015).
Evidence:
How well did we do it?
• 83% of fam
ilies allocated aF
ended IAVs.
• 73% of sessio
ns were successfully aFended when
ini0ally arranged; 14%
were rearranged and 13%
did not aFend (DNA).
• 139 families su
ccessfully com
pleted W
elsh
Government interven0
ons (4+ visits).
• Over 7
6% of interven0
ons that e
nded were rated
100%
com
plete by HLO
s.
• 44% re
duc0on in wai0n
g 0m
e over th
e year.
Average 0m
e between referral and su
ccessful IAV
was 13.8 weeks (term 1), 11 weeks (term 2) and
7.7 weeks (term 3).
Is anyone beWer off?
• 82% of parents ques0oned indicated a sig
nificantly posi0ve change in th
eir child’s behaviour. In addi0o
n, 55%
and 57%
indicated a sig
nificantly
posi0
ve change in th
eir rela0onship with
their child and in th
eir child’s play skills respec0vely.
• 90% of parents indicated posi0
ve changes in th
eir children’s social com
petence skills.
• Parental ra0n
gs of their children’s social com
petence increased following interven0o
n. On average, parents su
ccessfully com
ple0ng
interven0o
n noted a 61%, 49%
and 56%
increase in th
eir child’s pro-‐social/com
munica0on sk
ills, emo0
onal re
gula0o
n skills, and so
cial
competence respec0vely.
• 100%
of parents ques0oned (n=18) re
ported a re
duc0on in challenging behaviours of 18%
or m
ore, 70%
reported a re
duc0on of 40%
or m
ore.
Help with
behaviour was life-‐changing.
Know
ing how to
react to his b
ehaviours
lessened his tantrums a
nd brought us
closer. Thank you!
Rela0ves describe Patrick as a different child,
behaviour h
as im
proved consid
erably. G
aining
understanding of Patrick’s techniques.-‐ o
ne
Rela0ves describe [child] as a
different child, behaviour
has improved consid
erably. G
aining understanding of
[child’s] development/behaviour m
anagem
ent
techniques was great.
We are all living in peace now
. [Child] is
now listening and she understands there
are consequences for h
er ac0ons such as
0me out and posi0ve praise
.
The way th
at [H
LO] always h
ad a new
plan of ac0on.
I really benefiFed from
the sessions, I felt as if I
wasn’t o
n my ow
n. Thank you. Amazing scheme.
There is a light at the end of the tu
nnel. It is
working. I re
alise
I CA
N do this!
With
help from
Parents Plus, we achieved what w
e thought w
as im
possible. W
e are now more able to
control [child’s] o
utbursts before they escalate and
meal 0mes have become more enjoyable for u
s all.
45Early Years Outcomes Framework
Partners who can help:
• Health
visitors (H
Vs), family health
workers (FHW
s), speech and language th
erapy (SALT), Parent N
urturin
g Programmes (PNP), Language and Play
(LAP
) can su
pport P
arents Plus w
ith con0n
ued referrals to our service, usin
g the Inform
a)on
for P
arents and
Carers leaflet to make parents a
ware
of the se
rvice they are agreeing to.
• New
mem
bers of staff can learn more about the se
rvice and appropriate re
ferrals b
y accessing the Inform
a)on
for P
rofessiona
ls leaflet.
• Team
leaders for HVs to
con0n
ue to
allow us to aF
end mee0n
gs on request to share new inform
a0on, e.g. for HELP and leaflets.
• Flying Start Inclusion Forum iden0fy appropriate re
ferrals a
nd involvem
ent for Educa0o
nal Psychology.
• Following comple0on of PNP, PNP facilitators can iden0fy and refer fam
ilies who may benefit from bespoke hom
e-‐based interven0o
n.
• Flying Start Childcare Team can provide us w
ith th
e contact to seings (e.g. managers m
ee0n
gs) to share inform
a0on about Parents Plus.
AcNo
n Who
By
Status
Comment
Trial H
ELP with
a sm
all group of children who meet the entry
crite
ria and gather feedback from
parents and evidence of
distance travelled via child’s development.
Parents
Plus
Team
March 2016
HELP popula0on has been
iden0fi
ed. Protocol has been
drad
ed and su
bmiFed to
Paren0
ng Services M
anager.
Distrib
ute new Inform
a)on
for P
arent a
nd Carers leaflet to
referrers. Finalise
and distrib
ute Inform
a)on
for P
rofessiona
ls to
Flying Start te
ams for induc0on and ongoing inform
a0on.
Parents
Plus
Team
Septem
ber
2015
Inform
a)on
for P
arents and
Carers
leaflet in process of being
distrib
uted. Informa)
on fo
r Professio
nals leaflet re
ady to
distrib
ute.
Review
process for gatherin
g follow-‐up data from
interven0o
ns
to monito
r maintenance. W
ork with
families to
increase
maintenance usin
g mo0
va0o
nal ques0oning and new family
profile.
Parents
Plus
Team
March 2016
Previous re
search confirmed
longer te
rm im
pact. H
ave been
unable to
further this research in
2014–15.
Establish
a method to collect data to re
port on and monito
r the
length of 0
me between referral and ini0al assessm
ent visit (IAV).
Parents
Plus
Manager
December
2014
Completed – Addi0onal measure
establish
ed on PA
RIS.
Work to re
duce 0me between referral and su
ccessful IAV
through increased effi
ciency measures, e.g. increased awareness
of se
rvice by parents and professionals, early contact with
family
at point of referral, increased number o
f cases for SHLOs.
Parents
Plus
Team
March 2016
Whole-‐team ac0vi0es to consider
efficiency of service delivery have
been undertaken and working
groups se
t up to develop to
ols a
nd
resources to facilitate this.
What w
e are going to do: