Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Programme Update
North Lanarkshire Council · 22 November 2022
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Education, Children and Families Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref GMcL Date 22/11/22 PO30.1 - 1140 Early Learning & Childcare Expansion Programme Update From Gerard McLaughlin, Head of Education (North) E-mail mclaughling@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 01236 812269 Executive Summary The 1140 Hours Expansion programme for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) is a national programme being developed in a unique way, in response to specific local circumstances. This report provides Committee with an updated position on the 1140 hours Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) expansion programme within North Lanarkshire. It reinforces previous reports which have already been approved by Committee and is based on significant consultation with stakeholders. In addition, it supports The Plan for North Lanarkshire. The report focuses on the capital programme, workforce and progress in relation to quality. In addition, it provides a financial update as of period 5. Recommendations It is recommended that the Education, Children and Families Committee: (1) Endorse the 1140 project update (2) Endorse the progress of Heathery Park Family Learning Centre (3) Endorse the ELC core function update (4) Approve the proposal to increase the rate to £5.77 (3-to-5-year-olds) and £6.03 (eligible 2s) retrospectively from August 22 to July 23, based on SG guidelines. (5) Endorse the modification to the final year procurement framework. (6) Approve the outcome of the 2023/2027 ELC Tender The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority All priorities Ambition statement (7) Enhance collaborative working to maximise support and ensure all our children and young people are included, supported, and safe
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8 FLC completed 7 ELC adaptations completed 98 settings benefitting from minor works 1. Background 1.1 North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) achieved full delivery of 1140 hours by 30 September 2020, prior to it being legislative from August 2021. 1.2 The ELC team continues to progress with plans to ensure children and families fully access the benefits of 1140 hours. 2. Report 2.1 Infrastructure projects: 2.1.1 The table below provides an update regarding the outstanding infrastructure projects. Table 1 Site Start Date Completion Date Extensions / Adaptations Craigneuk FLC Estimated November 22 January 2023 Heatherypark FLC Estimated April 22 TBC 2.1.2 The repurposed space within Craigneuk FLC will increase capacity by 16 FTE and provide direct access to outdoors for 3-5yr old children, including ASN. A building warrant has been obtained and Mears have been instructed to carry out the work. Estimated costs are £0.023m and funding from capital spend has been identified. 2.1.3 Work continues within Heatherypark FLC, athough the contractor is making good progress there has been some issues in relation to securing tradepersons. This has resulted in a futher delay (previous estimated date 7 October 22). Regular meetings are taking place with the contractors and officers from Asset & Procurment to progress the work. 2.1.4 Outdoor Registrations: Progress is continuing to support the following services to apply for outdoor registrations. Outdoor registration can provide an additional 20% of places. This will increase the number of places available by 78 FTE. Please refer to table 2 Table 2 Establishment FTE increase Stane Nursery Class 8 Glencairn Nursery Class 10 St Gerard’s Nursery Class 12 Balmalloch Nursery Class 9 Eastfield Nursery Class 9 Jigsaw Family Learning Centre (FLC) 12 Stepping Stones FLC 10 Cumbernauld Village FLC 8 Total 78
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2.2 Workforce 2.2.1 Committee is asked to note that to date NLC has employed 536 additional employees to support the implementation of 1140 hours ELC. This is a significant achievement and recognises the excellent collaborative work of ELC, HR and ESC officers and services. Just over 300 positions are temporary, and a recruitment exercise is being progressed after the October break to secure permanency for these positions. 2.2.2 Campaigns continue to recruit the remaining promoted posts to support the 1140 expansion programme. It should be noted that the service is delighted to report the Head of Centre and Depute Head of Centre for Heatherypark have recently been appointed. Table 3 provides the updated position. Table 3 ELC Promoted Posts No. of Posts Filled positions Vacant Positions 600hrs 1140hrs Workforce Manager (NLC12) 0 1 0 1 Development Officers (NLC11) 0 6 1 5 Assistant Data Analyst (NLC10) 0 1 0 1 2.2.3 A further recruitment campaign for casual supply Support Workers (30 posts) and Keyworkers (30 posts) is being progressed to support service delivery. 2.2.4 The ELC Career Pathway was developed to support the 1140 transformational programme, and the main aim of the pathway is to ensure that ELC had a skilled, and flexible workforce, and that all staff are adequately prepared and supported to help deliver a quality service to children and families in North Lanarkshire. 2.2.5 To ensure best value the service has joined the partnership agreement that is already in place to work colaboratively with New College Lanarkshire to deliver a PDA course and 2 HNC courses. This has ensured that courses can be delivered this year at a subsidised cost. 2.2.6 Opportunities for staff at all levels to work towards and achieve certificated qualifications have been offered annually and table 4 provides a breakdown of the number of staff attending this year.
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Table 4 Course Number of participants Costs PDA Day Release 18 £9,425 PDA Online 20 £9,600 HNC Day Release 33 £6,207 Total 71 £25,232 BA Evening 44 TBC Total 115 £ 2.2.7 To date the career pathway has provided 202 early years staff with the opportunity to work towards & achieve the qualifications detailed in the chart below, this equates to 18% of the workforce. The additional participants will bring this total to 317. Included in this figure are managers of partner providers who require to work towards the BA qualification as part of their SSSC registration. 2.2.8 All documentation has been completed and forwarded to the Procurement Team for the 22-23 academic intake, funded courses detailed at Table 5. Table 5 Qualification Funded Places Cost BA Childhood Practice (4 Years) 45 £180,000 SVQ 3 Childcare (1 year) 30 £50,000 PDA (10 months) 30 28,000 Tender has been distributed for the BA in Childhood practice 2.3 Quality Supporting Continuous Improvement within Local Authority and Partner Provider Settings 2.3.1 The Quality team assist and support in the delivery of the Councils strategic vision for ELC. Committee previously noted the significant amount of work the team have undertaken to support continuous improvement in key areas. please see below a brief narrative and the related appendix, which provide quality updates of key areas of improvement: 2.3.2 Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland (BFS) Award. All LA establishments have been encouraged to apply for the BFS award. To date 86 settings (83%) have a nominated breastfeeding champion identified and 24 settings (23%) have achieved the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Award. Please refer to Appendix 01. 2.3.3 The support from the NHSL Health Improvement team has been fundamental in providing individualised support where required to assist teams in their understanding around expectations. This offering was established over the final term of session 21/22 and has raised the % of settings with a nominated BFS champion from 68% to 83%. In addition, within this time, the settings who have achieved the BFS award has increased from 0% to 23%. 2.3.4 This year there will be a further focus on supporting the 17 settings yet to embark on the BFS journey as well as continued individualised support for the 62 settings who are progressing towards the award.
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2.3.5 The Imagination Station programme provides an opportunity for staff to participate in training across all areas of expressive arts, art & design, drama, dance, and music. Phase 1 of the training was delivered in May and June 2022, focusing on the drama and music toolkits. The resources for the little bags of inspiration were distributed to participants. Phase 2 of the programme commenced in September 2022. Please refer to Appendix 02. 2.3.6 EY STEM CLPL programme. The data gathered from the final project evaluation has been very positive with confidence in STEM pedagogy seeing an increase of almost 52%. In addition to this, participants stated that they are highly likely to use the new knowledge gained through the programme in practice. Please refer to Appendix 03. 2.3.7 Quality Visits By 29 June 2022, every ELC setting had received a visit from their link Quality Officer resulting in a comprehensive database of performance and needs across the sector being collated. • In addition, Appendix 04 outlines the Care Inspectorate grades of all local authority, partner nurseries and childminders. Between June to September 2022, the Care Inspectorate carried out unannounced inspections in eight local authority early learning and childcare settings. • Commendably the inspectors noted that 75% of ELC staffing were graded good or above. This notes a positive reflection on the leadership and management of settings with 75% also graded good or above. The inspection reports would indicate that the Leadership Programme and training calendar delivered by the ELC Quality Team is having a successful impact on upskilling the workforce. • The high quality of the new ELC builds was reflected in 80% being graded as very good, with 75% settings offering good or above play and learning for children. • Based on the recent inspection reports a more focused proportionate approach from the peripatetic equity and excellence lead team will be allocated to the settings who require support and challenge in meeting the National Standards is now in place. 2.4 ELC Core Functions Admissions 2.4.1 Committee will recall that the application process, for 3–5-year-olds admissions, for session 2022/2023, closed on 11 February 2022, with a total of 2,886 applications received by the closing date. Table 6 provides an update on late applications submitted since the closing date. Table 6 Late Applications – Partner Providers Late Applications – Local Authority 108 423 2.4.2 Late applications, in particular those submitted to partner providers, continue to be reviewed in accordance with the funding available via the 2020/2023 ELC framework.
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Cross Boundary 2.4.3 Committee will recall that the Cross Boundary Protocol is currently in place for children attending partner provider settings. Cross boundary local authority applications continue to be progressed in line with NLC admission policy. 2.4.4 Following the annual cross boundary meeting, the following placements were approved. Please refer to table 7. Table 7 NLC Children Attending a Partner Provider in Another Authority Other Authority Children in an NLC Private Provider Setting 208 110 Deferred Entry 2.4.5 Committee will recall that following a review of applications, the Deferred Entry panel successfully approved 100% of all discretionary applications (those children with a date of birth from the first day of the August term until 31 December). 2.4.6 Table 8 provides a breakdown of those applications approved and those not. Table 8 Automatic (Jan-Feb D.O.B.) Discretionary Approved (Mar-Dec D.O.B.) *not inc. appeals Discretionary Declined (Mar-Dec D.O.B.) Discretionary Appeals Approved Discretionary Appeals Declined 2022- 2023 201 85 10 3 1 2.4.7 Due to the forthcoming change in legislation, from 1 August 2023, the Deferred Entry Working Group is being reconvened to review processes and communications. 2.4.8 This legislative change will align the funded ELC offer more closely with the existing right to defer children commencing Primary 1. This will allow families to make decisions based on what they feel is in the best interests of their child, without the financial barrier of additional ELC costs. Guidance explaining the change is available online on the Scottish Government website https://www.gov.scot/publications/early- learning-childcare-statutory-guidance-july-2021/ 2.4.9 Committee will recall that a full analysis was carried out to ascertain the population trends and the possible additional places required to meet the Scottish Governments target of eligible deferred entry children by 2023. These highlighted possible implications of increased deferrals and the work taking place around future proofing the service, to gain additional flexibility where space allows. An Action Plan across all 20 panels with RAG indicators was created. Please refer to Appendix 05.
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2.4.10 Committee will be kept updated re the review of process and communications by the Working Group and the works required to gain additional flexibility. Setting the Sustainable Rate 2.4.11 The Scottish Government and COSLA published national guidance regarding Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for Funded Early Learning and Childcare Providers in May 2022. Annex A: Payment of sustainable rates for the delivery of funded early learning and childcare from August 2022 - Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for Early Learning and Childcare Providers: interim guidance - update - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) 2.4.12 This updated interim guidance sets out the requirements on childcare providers delivering funded early learning and childcare (ELC) and local authorities regarding the delivery of Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for ELC providers from August 2022. 2.4.13 Under Funding Follows the Child, local authorities are required to set an hourly rate that is paid to partner providers to deliver the funded entitlement. This rate should be sustainable and reflect national policy priorities, including funding to enable payment of the Scottish Living Wage (SLW) to all childcare workers delivering the funded entitlement. The SLW was increased from £9.90 to £10.90 per hour in September 2022. 2.4.14 In November 2019 NLC agreed and implemented a three-year flexible framework for 1140 hours for 2-to-5-year-olds for the period 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2023. The value of the framework is £36m and the current rate for an hour of ELC is £5.55 per hour for 3-to-5-year-olds and £5.80 per hour for eligible 2-year-olds. 2.4.15 As part of a robust planning process, NLC has been seeking to determine a sustainable commissioning rate for August 2023 as part of the renewal of the flexible procurement framework. However, in response to the updated guidance NLC has reviewed the current rate of £5.55 for 3-5-years-olds and £5.80 for 2-3-year-olds to bridge the differential rate between 2022/2023. 2.4.16 The Council has been working closely with the Scottish Government in seeking to determine a sustainable commissioning rate which will work for both funded providers and deliver best value to the Council. The Scottish Government undertook a nationwide analysis through an independent cost collection exercise, conducted by IPSOS MORI. This data was used as the basis for the review and calculation of the sustainable rate for August 2022. 2.4.17 The data identified that the average unit cost to provide 1140 hours provision is £4.94. Applying the same logic to the figures for North Lanarkshire Council, the average unit cost to provide 1140 hours provision is £4.88. 2.4.18 Table 9 provides an overview of the requested data points and a break-down of the average costs for both the West Partnership (WP)/Regional Improvement Collaborative (RIC) and NLC.
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Table 9 WP / RIC NLC Staff Costs per Hour £3.56 £3.88 Non-Staff Costs £1.38 £1.00 Totals £4.94 £4.88 2.4.19 Table 10 provides specific information relating to the Scottish ELC marketplace or policy, which require to be considered when setting the sustainable rate. Table 10 Consideration Information Inflation Local authorities should consider how to account for the effects of inflation while reviewing and setting rates. Scottish Living Wage (SLW) Settings delivering the funded entitlement should be supported to implement the SLW. Reinvestment The sustainable rate should consider re-investment in the setting to ensure continuity of service. Seasonality Providers may experience some seasonal fluctuations in attendance, however the survey figures provided were based on attendance in Feb-Mar when attendance is higher than the average. Business Rate 100% business rate relief is in place until June 2023. 2.4.20 Working from this base average cost of £4.88 (£3.88 staff costs / £1.00 non staff costs) the following proposal was formulated in line with rationale and methodology utilised by Local Authorities across the West Partnership. 2.4.21 The proposal below (table 11) is based on a 10% increase to support the implementation of the SLW aligned to staff costs, an 8% inflation uplift and 1.44% reinvestment uplift aligned to both staff and non-staff costs. Table 11 % Staff £ Non-Staff £ NLC Total Cost per hour 3.88 1 4.88 SLW 10 4.27 1 5.27 Inflation 8 4.61 1.08 5.69 Reinvestment 1.44 4.68 1.09 5.77 2.4.22 It is important to note the lower uplift aligned to reinvestment circa 1.5% takes into consideration that NLC previously applied an elevated level of uplift year on year (2019-2022) to support partners in supporting quality improvement to deliver 1140 hours. 2.4.23 During academic session 2022/2023 we have 2212 children (2098 3-5-year-olds and 114 eligible 2-year-olds) attending partner providers and the estimated cost for the year is £12.3m. This does not account for any additional late applications we may receive from now until the end of the session. Please refer to table 12 below.
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Table 12 Partner Providers Childminders Total 3-5s 2-3s 3-5s 2-3s Returners 1012 0 103 0 1115 New Applications 852 100 77 14 1043 Cross Boundary 52 0 2 0 54 2212 2.4.24 Please refer to table 13 for a breakdown of the additional costs. This is based on the current number of children (2212) who will attend partner providers during session 2022/2023. It should be noted that the rate paid for eligible 2s is currently £5.80, 4.5% more than the rate for 3-5-year-olds (£5.55). The same logic has been applied to the rate /cost outlined below. Table 13 Proposal 3-5-year-old costs plus 2-year-old costs 3-to-5-year rate Eligible 2 rate £5.77 £6.03 £12.3 + £0.526 + £0.030 = £12.856m 2.4.25 The service has identified the additional funding (£0.556m) to support the above proposal from within existing early learning and childcare budgets. 2.4.26 Committee are asked to approve the proposal to increase the rate to £5.77 (3-to-5- year-olds) and £6.03 (eligible 2s) retrospectively from August 2022 to July 2023. Procurement Framework Contract Modification (PFCM) 2.4.27 Committee are advised that if the above proposal is agreed the value of the framework will exceed £12.3m. In accordance with procurement regulations a PFCM has been progressed and completed to approve a new contract value for the final year. This process enables the revised rate to be implemented if approved. 2.4.28 Committee are asked to endorse the PFCM The Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Framework 2.4.29 Committee will recall the current ELC flexible framework which is in place for the delivery of 1140 hours for eligible 2-year-olds and 3–5-year-olds, for the period 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2023. The framework encompasses private and third sector providers, including childminders, and at the point of being established 185 providers were part of the framework. 2.4.30 The 2020/2023 ELC Framework is now entering its last year/final entry point and will come to an end on 31 July 2023. The flexible framework has worked well, allowing new providers the opportunity to join at specific points (annually) during the lifetime of the framework, should they meet the necessary criteria. This was echoed in a recent survey with partner providers, and it was agreed that this should be incorporated into the new framework. Providers also intimated their preference for a 4-year framework, as opposed to the 3-year framework currently in place.
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2.4.31 A series of meetings with the Working Group and partner providers have taken place to discuss the new framework. Partners were advised of the need to establish this prior to the annual admissions exercise taking place. They were also advised that, as the value of Scottish Government funding for next year remains unknown, the rate would not be set and therefore would not be part of the initial application process. Unlike the current framework the rate will not be set for the lifetime of the framework. It should be noted that whilst the rate will be reviewed on an annual basis, there is no guarantee that the rate will change during the period of the framework. 2.4.32 Although a rate has not been set, to allow the application stage to be progressed a value of £60 million, over 4 years, has been set against the tender. Providers were reminded that this figure did not represent the rate which is under review. 2.4.33 Providers have been assured that following the application stage of the process there will be further engagement with providers. They have also been assured that, should their application be successful, and they choose not to accept the rate, they can request to be withdrawn from the framework. 2.4.34 To ensure the November Committee deadline was met, and the framework is established prior to the annual admissions exercise commencing in December, the tender went live on 4 October 2022 and closed at 12 noon on 24 October 2022, with 140 applications received from childcare providers. 2.4.35 Committee is asked to approve the 138 applications which were successful in the tender process, thus allowing them to be part of the 2023/2027 ELC Framework should they accept the rate offered. Further updates will be provided to future Committees. External Partner Provider Commission Payments 2.4.36 Table 14 provides an overview of Partner Provider Commission Payments, up to 26 August 2022. Table 14 External Commissions 1st April to 26th August 2022 April to July August 3-5 Payments 1140 hours £4.572m £1.057m Eligible 2 Payments 1140 hours £0.328m £0.047m Meal Payments 2–5-year-olds £0.316m £0.079m Total £5.216 £1.183m Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme 2.4.37 Committee will recall, following communication from Scottish Government, the increase per serving for those providers accessing the scheme. From 1 April 2022, those accessing the scheme have been paid 58.2p per serving, as opposed to the previous payment of 34.8p per serving. 2.4.38 There is a requirement for providers to re-register for the scheme on annual basis; this allows them to provide updated figures re the children in their care from 1 August 2022 – 31 July 2023. All providers were contacted and reminded of this. 2.4.39 To date 75 partner providers have registered for session 2022-2023, a decrease of 32% from last session. Providers have and continue to be contacted to encourage them to sign up for this payment.
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Communications 2.4.40 The service continues to meet regularly with both Care Inspectorate and Trade Unions regarding delivery of ELC provision. Relations continue to be collaborative and positive. Parent/Carer Statutory Consultation 2.4.41 Committee will recall the duty placed on Education authorities to carry out a consultation on the delivery of early learning and childcare at least once every two years. As previously advised, this was delayed due to the pandemic. 2.4.42 The Consultation went live on 20 September and closed on 14 October 2022. Please refer to Appendix 06 for an overview of the responses received and proposed action. 2.5 Financial Update Capital Update 2.5.1 Since inception, the ELC Expansion (1140 Hours) Capital Programme has spanned several financial years cumulating in new Family Learning Centres and renovations of existing establishments across the authority. 2.5.2 The Enterprise & Communities 2022/23 capital programme of £157.168m was approved at Policy & Strategy Committee on 17 March 2022. The 2022/23 programme has since been increased by £21.479m, relating to carry forwards from 2021/22 (£5.796m) and additional external funding (£15.683m). Included in the approved 2022/23 capital programme, for Enterprise & Communities, is £2.192m regarding ELC Expansion (1140 Hours). 2.5.3 As at Period 05, the Service is projecting an underspend of £0.048m in relation to the associated ELC Expansion (1140 Hours) capital workstreams. Please refer to Appendix 07. 2.5.4 Also, for Covid costs for the Phase 1 builds, there was £0.537m of budget set aside for this. The final bill has been agreed as £0.391m. This underspend of £0.146m is included within the current year projection, so if there is any clawback of this budget, then the 1140 capital spend will fall into an overspend position. Revenue Update 2.5.5 The budget for ELC in 2022/23 is £61.454m which includes the ELC expansion Grant of £34.842m. The projected outturn for 2022/23 as of 19 August 2022 (Period 5) is an underspend of £0.381m. It should be noted that a reserve of £14.249m has been created, and this is phased over 3 years. For 2022/23 the amount to be utilised is £7.490m to meet service needs. Please refer to Appendix 08. 3. Measures of success 3.1 Children have access to funded entitlement of 1140 hours of ELC.
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4. Supporting Documents 4.1 Appendix 01: Breastfeeding Friendly Award 4.2 Appendix 02: Imagination Station 4.3 Appendix 03: EY STEM CLPL Report 4.4 Appendix 04: CI Grades 4.5 Appendix 05: Deferred Entry Action Plan 4.6 Appendix 06: Parent/Carer Consultation 4.7 Appendix 07: Capital Update 4.8 Appendix 08: Reveue Update Gerard McLaughlin Head of Education (North)
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Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ The current financial position of the overall capital programme and current year revenue position are outlined within Section 2.7 of this report. As highlighted in paragraph 2.7.1, the position within the capital programme will be continually monitored and updated. As highlighted in 2.4.25 The service has identified the additional funding (£0.556m) to support the above proposal from within existing early learning and childcare budgets. If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ The expansion is driven by legislation and Scottish Government guidance in ensuring the provision of 1140 hours ELC as a statutory requirement for all 3 to 5 year olds and eligible 2 year olds. If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☒ No ☐ Legal sign off for contract modification If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact?
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5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☒ No ☐ Top Amber Risks as at October 2022 Contingencies / Controls in place Heathery Park FLC – Possibility of materials and labour shortage resulting in a delay in completion Children can be accommodated at other services if build is delayed Service delivery will continue to be in line with and adhere to Scottish Government guidance. Contingency arrangements, should they be required, will continually be developed to best support the service. If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed?
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Appendix 1 Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland (BFS) Award From the 103 LA ELC settings; to date: 86 settings (83%) have a nominated breastfeeding champion identified 17 settings (16.5%) have still to nominate a champion 24 settings (23%) have achieved the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Award The role of the BFS champion is fundamental in working towards the award and therefore the essential first step that each setting must achieve. It is recognised that additional support may be required to ensure that the 17 outstanding settings firstly identify a champion and begin their journey to becoming a Breastfeeding Friendly setting. It is also noted that the 62 settings (60%) who have a nominated champion, but not yet achieved the award, may need further support in their next steps. As a result, NHSL Health Improvement team have been offering individual support visits to settings and delivering resource packs that will assist them in progressing towards achieving the award. The resources within the pack include a ‘nursing cat’ and story books that normalise breastfeeding. In addition, the pack also includes resources and contacts for other health topics that reinforces the message that Breastfeeding is not a standalone topic, but it fits with all health topics and learning outcomes delivered across the curriculum. An essential component of the BFS award requires at least 80% of the staff team within each setting to undertake the Breast Feeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning module that is accessed via LearnNL. To date: 219 full completions of the Breastfeeding Friendly modules & quiz. This contributes to the settings that have achieved the BFS award. Out of the 219 participants, 161 completed the evaluation. Within these evaluations, it was noted that 99% of participants believed the course fulfilled or exceeded their expectations and 98% stated 86 17 24 0 20 40 60 80 100 LA Settings Chart Title Nominated Champion Yet to nominate a champion Achieved BFS Award
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that they will be able to apply what they have learned back in the workplace. The summary for each question is below: Further details of impact noted from managers and practitioner was included within their evaluative comments, a sample of these can be seen below: When discussing the impact on the staff team, one manager detailed a discussion she had with a younger practitioner following the training, she explained… “….she is engaged and just bought a house and family is something that she is thinking about and would love to have. She said to me that it really makes her think about breastfeeding when it comes to her having children, she will really remember that and think about that and it will probably have changed her outcome as to what she thinks she would do having seen that it would make her change her mind, it’s a choice now” When discussing the impact of this approach and comparing it to her own experience as a mother, another practitioner explained… “…I wish I had that support and somewhere to go and someone to support you and make you feel more comfortable. It was really good to get both sides as a parent and a professional and now I can support other people. It was really good, I enjoyed it.” It is evident that the Breast Feeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning module has had a positive impact on the workforce. It has helped to change mindsets in both a personal and professional capacity and will in turn ensure that staff teams are informed and equipped to support their families, communities and staff. The support from the NHSL Health Improvement team has been fundamental in providing individualised support where required to assist teams in their understanding around expectations. This offering was established over the final term of session 21/22 and has raised the % of settings with a nominated BFS champion from 68% to 83%. In addition, within this time, the settings who have achieved the BFS award has increased from 0% to 23%. As session 22/23 begins, there will be
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further focus on supporting the 17 settings yet to embark on BFS journey as well as continued individualised support for the 62 settings who are progressing towards the award.
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Appendix 2 Imagination Station The imagination station programme provides an opportunity for staff to participate in training across all areas of expressive arts, art & design, drama, dance, and music. Phase 1 of the training was delivered in May and June 2022 focusing on the drama and music toolkits. The resources for the little bags of inspiration are now available and will be distributed to participants. Phase 2 of the programme will commence in September 2022. Impact of training (to date)- Inspiration Station (Drama) Innovation Improvement Hub (IIH) Signed up Attendance total Attended From IIH Shared link 30 19 15 4 63% 79% 21% Local Authority Partnership Unidentified 18 7 5 60% 23% 17% 37% of those attended completed their evaluations 71% of attendees felt their confidence in designing drama experiences within their setting had increased after joining the training session, 29% said their confidence in design remained the same. Inspiration Station (Music) Innovation Improvement Hub (IIH) Signed up Attendance total Attended From IIH Shared link 25 7 5 2 28% 71% 29% Local Authority Partnership Unidentified 15 6 4 60% 24% 16% 43% of attendees completed a response 67% of attendees felt their confidence in designing music experiences within their setting had increased after joining the training session, 33% said their confidence in design remained the same. 33% of attendees felt their confidence in delivering and supporting music experiences within their setting had increased after joining the training session, 66% said their confidence in delivery remained the same.
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Appendix 03 EY STEM CLPL PROGRAMME FINAL REPORT Outcome Progress against outcomes Explain how you have delivered on your planned STEM and/or mathematics and numeracy-related professional learning programme activities and milestones as outlined in your funding application form. The overall aim of the CLPL programme was as follows: “To increase practitioners’ knowledge of and confidence in STEM, to inform, then embed STEM in our pedagogy. To nurture a STEM culture in our settings, which will enable and empower children to discover and engage in their world; inspiring future innovators and improving outcomes for our children.” Three CLPL sessions were developed through extensive professional reading, practitioner enquiry and observation of current practice across North Lanarkshire Council. The focus of the three sessions were as follows: • STEM: Pedagogy, Policy and Practice • The Role of the Adult in STEM • Planning for Learning and Effective Learning Environments These sessions built upon work that had been undertaken in the primary sector to ensure that were consistent key messages about learning, teaching and assessment. Further developed has ensured however that CLPL is bespoke and relevant to the early years and ASN sectors linking to key documentation such as Raising the Ambition and Milestones to Support Learners with Complex Additional Support Needs. Further partnership working between the North Lanarkshire Education Support Officers and Early Years has further strengthened these key messages through the development of progression pathways in literacy and numeracy. Parts 1 and 2 of the Early Years programme has so far been delivered over 5 twilight sessions this Term to accommodate as many practitioners as possible with Part 3 due to take place over 3 twilight sessions in Term 4. It was stipulated on sign-up that participants were committing to participating in all three sessions. Due to issues related to COVID-19 such as restrictions and staffing the parallel project with the Additional Needs Sector faced additional challenges and delays. The CLPL sessions for ASN will be completed prior to the Spring break and will begin delivery as in-person sessions for each ASN establishment in Term 4. In what ways has your programme built the capacity of practitioners to improve gender balance, promote equality and address inequity? Each session has a clear focus on improving gender balance, equality, and equity. Local and national statistics and data were used to highlight the gender gap in STEM learning experiences, secondary subjects and careers and the importance of tackling these issues as early as possible, through the set- up of the learning environment, use of language and positive role-models. The importance of building STEM capital was also discussed in detail using the ‘backpack’ analogy to highlight the gap in parents’ and children’s STEM knowledge and skills due socioeconomic factors, gender, race and/or disability. The importance of the ‘role of the adult’ in learning establishments,
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in addressing these issues was discussed at length, highlighting the need for practitioners themselves to have the opportunity to develop their own STEM capital. In addition to this the main aim of this project was to address the lack of STEM professional learning aimed at early years and ASN practitioners, ensuring all staff have access to high quality STEM CLPL relevant to their setting. This in turn ensures that pupils across all settings have an equitable experience of STEM learning. What has been the impact of your grant-funded activities? How have you evaluated this? Please include any key evidence or impact data. Reach and Impact Since January at least 88 early years practitioners have taken part in the programme representing 40 local authority early years establishments and 5 partner nurseries. This first cohort represents 43% of local authority establishments; it is anticipated that this figure will increase significantly in further cohorts and through access to recorded material. Baseline Data: Prior to starting the project, it was important to gather baseline data of STEM practice across North Lanarkshire early years establishments. This survey was completed by 62 early years practitioners from 50 establishments and clearly indicated that there was a need for CLPL to support STEM in early years: • 80% of respondents indicated that STEM was an improvement priority in their establishment • over a third of respondents indicated that the quality of pedagogy in science and technology was either satisfactory or weak on a five-point scale • Only a quarter of respondents described themselves as knowledgeable or very knowledgeable in STEM. • When asked about what would support STEM pedagogy, participants indicated knowledge, progression, assessment and planning as equal priorities.
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Based on this final graph it can be extrapolated that participants felt that they lack knowledge and confidence in STEM and improving this through high quality CLPL was a priority. Evaluative Data: The data gathered from the final project evaluation has been very positive with confidence in STEM pedagogy seeing an increase of almost 52%. In addition to this, participants stated that they are highly likely to use the new knowledge gained through the programme in practice:
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In addition to this qualitative feedback received throughout the programme indicate the areas of new knowledge that practitioners found to be particularly important and interesting: “I found the STEM capital interesting. Relates to the virtual backpack and Bronfenbrenner’s theory.” “Importance of gender equality, some judgemental attitudes that exist and more about creativity and learning 3-18.” “Connection between Stem and creativity.” “Definitions of science/technology/maths/engineering within the context of early years.” “Thinking of stem in different ways such as knowledge, knowing that stem is linked to multiple documents and the statistics of who is likely to enter a career in stem paths” “A clearer understanding of STEM, importance of language, resources, quality interactions” “Use STEM language, Model behaviour and quality interactions, support schemas” “Importance of interactions, spaces and promoting higher order thinking skills” “How to support stem in nursery setting, what stem is and why it is important” Establishments were also asked to decide on a shared pedagogy statement and share these with others via a Padlet: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Confidence STEM Pedagogy before the programme Confidence STEM Pedagogy after the programme Likelyhood of using the content from the programme Final programme evaluation data
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Overall, the evaluative data shows that the programme has been a success and that participating in the programme will be an excellent starting point for improving STEM pedagogy in EY establishments. Please confirm the actual number of practitioners, by sector, that have directly benefitted from the professional learning programmes supported through this grant bid. Early learning and childcare 88 Early Years Practitioners 4 Excellence and Equity Leads 1 Early Learning and Childcare Quality Officer Primary 1 ASN Secondary Community learning and development School technicians Please confirm the actual number of establishments that have directly benefitted from your professional learning programme. 40 Local Authority Early Years Establishments 5 Partner Early Years Establishments North Ayrshire Council STEM Team If you can, please list all the establishments that have benefitted directly from your programme. This will enable us to track impact and engagement nationally. Local Authority Establishments Abbey Primary and Nursery Class Allanton Primary and Nursery Class Baird Memorial Primary and Nursery Class Broomlands FLC Chapelgreen Primary and Nursery Class Christ the King Primary and Nursery Class Cumbernuald Village FLC Glencairn Primary and Nursery Class Glengowan Primary and Nursery Class Glenmanor Primary and Nursery Class Greengairs Primary and Nursery
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Holy Family Primary and Nursery Class Jigsaw FLC Johnpaul II Primary and Nursery Class Keir Hardie Primary and Nursery Class Kildrum Primary and Nursery Class Kirkshaws Primary and Nursery Class Kirktonholme FLC Mossend Primary and Nursery Class Muirhouse FLC Newmains Primary and Nursery Class OLSF Primary and Nursery Class Petersburn FLC Richard Stewart FLC Sacred Heart Primary and Nursery Class Shawhead Primary and Nursery Class St. Andrews (Cumbernauld) Primary and Nursery Class St. Brendans Primary and Nursery Class St. Ignatius Primary and Nursery Class St. Kevin’s Primary and Nursery Class St. Lucy’s Primary and Nursery Class St. Mary’s Cleland Primary and Nursery Class St. Michael’s Primary and Nursery Class St. Patricks Kilstyth FLC St. Timothy’s Primary and Nursery Class Stepps Primary and Nursery Class Townhead Primary and Nursery Class Whitelees Primary and Nursery Partner Establishments Firtrees Nursery Little hands Nursery Overton Community Nursery Tannoch Tots Tower View Nursery Outputs or deliverables Please tell us about any resources or content that has been produced through this grant that could be potentially shared with others. Please provide details if you have already shared resources or project outputs more widely. Include weblinks where relevant. The CLPL sessions were created for the programme are currently in the process of being recorded and will be hosted on the North Lanarkshire Improvement and Innovation Hub and on a SharePoint that can be accessed by all Glow users- ensuring that the materials can be distributed as widely as possible.
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Members of the RAiSE Network were invited to attend the sessions and this invite was taken up by North Ayrshire Council who have agreed to release a member of the STEM team to attend all sessions. Future developments Please outline how the work undertaken through this grant funding can be taken forward in future, highlighting ways in which it could be extended to reach a wider number of beneficiaries While the work that has taken place in this project has primary benefitted early years establishments work in currently being undertaken to adapt the sessions to support STEM in the ASN sector initially focusing on supporting pupils with complex additional support needs who access a sensory curriculum. Furthermore, the sessions that have been developed are very relevant for primary infant teachers and going forward they will be promoted in this sector. While the live sessions have been well attended the sessions will also be recorded and made available via North Lanarkshire’s Improvement and Innovation HUB as well as a dedicated Team for partner establishments ensuring that they can be accessed by every Early Years Practitioner across the authority. It is the intention of the authority that every current and new early years practitioner will be strongly encouraged to access this professional learning to support high quality STEM learning across all establishments. It is hoped that the bespoke CLPL developed for the ASN sector will benefit ASN practitioners across Scotland via the new Education Scotland ASN Network.
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Appendix 04: Care Inspectorate Grades Family Learning Centres Nursery Classes 0 5 10 15 20 25 Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Adequate 1 1 1 1 Good 7 6 5 4 Very Good 7 10 4 7 Excellent 7 2 6 1 Family Learning Centers Adequate Good Very Good Excellent 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Adequate 2 0 1 1 Good 18 20 16 14 Very Good 41 29 19 14 Excellent 4 1 1 2 Nursery Classes Adequate Good Very Good Excellent
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Partner Nurseries Childminders 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Care, Play and Learning Setting Leadership Staff Adequate 1 2 2 2 Good 12 11 7 9 Very Good 21 9 11 5 Excellent 1 1 1 0 Partner Nurseries Adequate Good Very Good Excellent
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Appendix 05 Action plan Panel Actions Additional places required Increase in places Notes Estimated costs Existing New 2 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated although Tannochside is operating at 64FTE. 0 7 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated. New Heatherypark FLC due to open in Sept 2022, expansion of places at Craigneuk. 0 10 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated although many of the families at St Davids and Glengowan have requested term time. 0 11 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated. 12 None required 0 0 0 Existing nurseries can increase within existing registrations if required. 0 17 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated 0. 18 None required 0 0 0 Existing nurseries can increase within existing registrations if required. 0 19 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated. 0 20 None required 0 0 0 All children can be accommodated. 0 5 None required 0 0 0 The new FLC and the increase in places at Abernethyn can accommodate all new children including possible deferred entry. 0 6 None required 27 32 Possible shortfall of 27 places due to deferred entry. Cambusnethan, St Aidan’s and Innerleithen can be increased within existing registrations. 0 1 Apply to Care Inspectorate to increase registration at Holy Family to 44FTE 20 14 4 Possible shortfall of 20 places due to deferred entry. If required there is the flexibility to increase Bellshill FLC and Mossend within their existing registrations. Holy Family has floor to increase their registration by 4FTE. 0 9 Negotiate additional space from CL&D. Apply to Care Inspectorate to increase registration at old Monkland to 54FTE. Change delivery model at Old Monkland to Term time. 40 18 4 Possible shortfall of 40 places due to deferred entry. St Timothy’s can increase and Old Monkland can increase within existing registrations. Old Monkland are adjacent to CL&D space which could allow them to increase their registration to 54FTE and offer much needed under 3yr places. Many of the families at Old Monkland request term time provision. £10K
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13 Monitor 20 46 0 Possible shortfall of 20 places due to deferred entry. Calderbank, Kirk ‘o’ Shotts and Honeywell can increase within their existing registration although Honeywells space is very limited. 0 14 Monitor 20 12 0 Possible shortfall of 20 places due to deferred entry. Stane and Shotts can increase within their existing registration. 0 15 New Nursery class within the new Gartcosh Primary. Apply to Care Inspectorate to increase registration at Jigsaw and Stepping stones 44 14 48 Possible shortfall of 44 places due to deferred entry. Possible space to increase registrations within Jigsaw (outdoor registration) and Stepping Stones. Families at present travel more than 1 Kilometre to attend nursery. New nursery class planned within Gartcosh campus. 0 8 Apply to Care inspectorate to increase registration at St Kevins. Monitor 26 0 16 Possible shortfall of 26 places due to deferred entry. St Kevin’s has space to increase registration. Many of the parents at St Kevin’s request term time spaces. £1.2K 3 Apply to Care Inspectorate to increase registration at Glencairn. Identify space within the central Motherwell area to establish a new service. Then change the delivery model at Glencairn and/or Cathedral to term time. 50 18 Possible shortfall of 50 places due to deferred entry. Logans and Muirhouse can be increased within their existing registrations. Possible space to increase Glencairn (outdoor registration) Many of the families at Glencairn and Cathedral would prefer term time places. ? 4 Identify space within the Newarthill/Carfin/Holytown area to establish a new service Then change the delivery model at new Stevenston and/or St Teresa’s to term time. 40 8 0 Possible shortfall of 40 places due to deferred entry. New Stevenston can be increased within their existing registration although their space is very limited. There is limited term time provision in this area which is the preferred option for many parents. ? 16 Establish a 32FTE nursery class within Kilsyth Primary School. Then change the delivery model at Balmalloch to term time. 14 8 32 Possible shortfall of 14 places due to deferred entry. Many of the families attending Balmalloch and St Patricks request term time which cannot be accommodated. Awaiting estimated costs.
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Appendix: 06 Parent Survey Responses • Total responses: 803 • Parent/carers has a child(ren) under 5 years of age: 796 • Parent/carers plan to use 1140 hours: 730 Current Status of Child In ELC Setting 738 Due to take up Place 43 Neither 18 Main Benefit of Funded Provision Support to Work 167 Childcare Costs 99 Wellbeing 508 Parental Support 14 Other 13 Most Important Factor in Choosing ELC Provider Proximity to Home 159 Operating Hours 76 Optional Additional hours 14 Quality / Reputation 331 Continuity for Family Members 57 Attached to a School 119 Gaelic Provision 5 Outdoor Provision 9 Other 32 What ELC Services are Parents/Carers Using or Plan to Use Childminder 33 Private Nursery 179 Local Authority Nursery 268 Nursery Attached to School 313 Outdoor Provision 2 Preference of Use for 1140 Hours All Hours in One Setting 279 Split between 2 Providers 34 Term Time 267 Full Time 188 Other 36
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How Parents/Carers Access ELC Updates & Information Health Visitor 44 Sibling in Nursery 173 Social Media 258 NLC Website 204 Newspaper 2 Other 113
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Cost Centre Revised Budget Revised Actual Projected Outturn Projected Outturn Variance 1140 XJ297 Stane Nursery 0 3,855 3,855 (3,855) XJ322 Carbrain Ps Ey 1140hrs 46,711 65,081 86,807 (40,096) XJ324 Shawhead Ey 1140hrs 101,947 0 101,947 0 XJ332 1140 Elc Strategic Prtn Ser 0 0 0 0 XJ357 Cumbernauld Family Centre 418,485 45,276 75,491 342,994 XJ358 Coltness Family Centre 78,950 95,074 122,342 (43,392) XJ359 Bonkle Family Centre 75,827 92,926 123,799 (47,972) XJ360 Newhouse Family Centre 39,735 57,921 77,694 (37,959) XJ361 Netherton Nursery Annexe 88,634 107,226 128,546 (39,912) XJ363 Petersburn/Craigneuk Flc 60,868 73,411 100,219 (39,351) XJ364 St Augustine'S Nursery 21,749 0 0 21,749 XJ365 Townhead Nursery 6,325 (1) 0 6,325 XJ367 Whitelees Nursery 1,828 0 1,828 0 XJ381 1140 Catering Equipment 22,188 1,035 22,188 0 XJ383 Forgewood Flc 0 33,112 70,409 (70,409) XJ410 Heathery Park / Wishawhill Flc 994,414 126,043 994,414 0 XT077 Outdoor Registration Works 100,000 0 100,000 0 XT078 Furniture & Fittings 127,076 0 127,076 0 XT081 Care Inspectorate Requirements 7,065 0 7,065 0 OP2O1 Over Programming 0 0 0 0 CX2O1 Total 1140 2,191,802 700,960 2,143,680 48,122 Assets & Procurement Solutions Appendix 7 Capital Monitoring Report 1st April 2022 - 19 August 2022 (PERIOD 5)
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INTERNAL USE ONLY [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] EMPLOYEE COSTS 12,004,043 11,835,285 168,758 FAV 39,308,289 38,927,599 380,690 FAV 1.0% Yes PROPERTY COSTS 214,438 214,270 168 FAV 1,082,218 1,082,218 0 0.0% No SUPPLIES & SERVICES 800,389 797,084 3,305 FAV 6,399,971 6,399,971 0 0.0% No TRANSPORT & PLANT 1,810 145 1,665 FAV 71,985 71,985 0 0.0% No ADMINISTRATION COSTS 46,434 41,945 4,489 FAV 515,991 515,991 0 0.0% No PAYMENTS TO OTHER BODIES 6,220,729 6,232,262 (11,533) ADV 14,065,782 14,065,782 0 0.0% No TRANSFER PAYMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No CAPITAL FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No REVENUE FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No OTHER EXPENDITURE 5,760 5,760 0 10,000 10,000 0 0.0% No TOTAL EXPENDITURE 19,293,603 19,126,750 166,852 FAV 61,454,236 61,073,546 380,690 FAV 0.6% 0 Yes INCOME (884,000) (895,620) 11,620 FAV (43,275,871) (43,287,491) 11,620 FAV (0.0%) No NET EXPENDITURE 18,409,603 18,231,130 178,472 FAV 18,178,365 17,786,055 392,310 FAV 2.2% 0 Yes 18,409,603 18,231,130 18,178,365 17,786,055 0 0 0 0 Analysis of Period Movement[4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS Reportable Variance Commentary Required? CATEGORY BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 8 Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Subjective Analysis Period 05 (01 April 2022 - 19 August 2022) Education, Children & Families Early Years
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INTERNAL USE ONLY [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] EMPLOYEE COSTS 11,027,991 11,027,991 0 31,100,410 31,100,410 0 0.0% No PROPERTY COSTS 109,401 109,401 0 329,009 329,009 0 0.0% No SUPPLIES & SERVICES 65,329 65,329 0 183,062 183,062 0 0.0% No TRANSPORT & PLANT 0 0 0 64,984 64,984 0 0.0% No ADMINISTRATION COSTS 6,618 6,618 0 94,479 94,479 0 0.0% No PAYMENTS TO OTHER BODIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No TRANSFER PAYMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No CAPITAL FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No REVENUE FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No OTHER EXPENDITURE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No TOTAL EXPENDITURE 11,209,339 11,209,338 0 31,771,944 31,771,944 0 0.0% 0 No INCOME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No NET EXPENDITURE 11,209,339 11,209,338 0 31,771,944 31,771,944 0 0.0% 0 No 11,209,339 11,209,338 31,771,944 31,771,944 0 0 0 0 CATEGORY BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Subjective Analysis Period 05 (01 April 2022 - 19 August 2022) Education, Children & Families Early Years Establishments Analysis of Period Movement[4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS Reportable Variance Commentary Required?
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INTERNAL USE ONLY [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] EMPLOYEE COSTS 976,052 807,294 168,758 FAV 8,207,879 7,827,189 380,690 FAV 4.6% Yes PROPERTY COSTS 105,037 104,869 168 FAV 753,209 753,209 0 0.0% No SUPPLIES & SERVICES 735,060 731,755 3,305 FAV 6,216,909 6,216,909 0 0.0% No TRANSPORT & PLANT 1,810 145 1,665 FAV 7,001 7,001 0 0.0% No ADMINISTRATION COSTS 39,816 35,327 4,489 FAV 421,512 421,512 0 0.0% No PAYMENTS TO OTHER BODIES 6,220,729 6,232,262 (11,533) ADV 14,065,782 14,065,782 0 0.0% No TRANSFER PAYMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No CAPITAL FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No REVENUE FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% No OTHER EXPENDITURE 5,760 5,760 0 10,000 10,000 0 0.0% No TOTAL EXPENDITURE 8,084,264 7,917,412 166,852 FAV 29,682,292 29,301,602 380,690 FAV 1.3% 0 Yes INCOME (884,000) (895,620) 11,620 FAV (43,275,871) (43,287,491) 11,620 FAV (0.0%) No NET EXPENDITURE 7,200,264 7,021,792 178,472 FAV (13,593,579) (13,985,889) 392,310 FAV (2.9%) 0 Yes 7,200,264 7,021,792 (13,593,579) (13,985,889) 0 0 0 0 CATEGORY BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Subjective Analysis Period 05 (01 April 2022 - 19 August 2022) Education, Children & Families Early Years HQ Analysis of Period Movement[4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS Reportable Variance Commentary Required?
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Education, Children & Families Data & Balances 2022/23 Financial Year Current Period 05 Financial Year 2022/23 Service Education, Children & Families Period Period Start Date Period End Date 01 01 April 2022 29 April 2022 02 30 April 2022 27 May 2022 03 28 May 2022 24 June 2022 04 25 June 2022 22 July 2022 05 23 July 2022 19 August 2022 06 20 August 2022 16 September 2022 07 17 September 2022 14 October 2022 08 15 October 2022 11 November 2022 09 12 November 2022 09 December 2022 10 10 December 2022 06 January 2023 11 07 January 2023 03 February 2023 12 04 February 2023 03 March 2023 13 04 March 2023 31 March 2023 Reporting Period 01 April 2022 19 August 2022 For Report Use HIERARCHY B Education, Children & Families BA1 Early Years Establishments BB7 Early Years HQ Period 05 (01 April 2022 - 19 August 2022) DIVISION / FUNCTION LISTING