Issue - meetings

Peter Nathan (LB Enfield Director of Education).

Terms of Reference of Early Years Partnership Board and slide attached.

RECEIVED the slide presentation and the Terms of Reference of the Early Years Partnership Board, introduced by Peter Nathan, Director of Education, LB Enfield.

NOTED

1. The background and key issues covered by the Early Years Partnership Board were described. It was accountable to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

2.  Details were provided on Family Hubs, and the services for invited families which were provided from five sites and specifically targeted.

3.  The Early Years Partnership Board also received a range of data, including health data.

IN RESPONSE

4.  It was confirmed that the Covid-19 pandemic had concerning impacts for a cohort of young children, including on peer relationships and speech and language. It was hoped that these issues would decline now that all settings were open again.

5.  Services were restricted by limited resources, but additional government grant had meant new opportunities for the Family Hub. The Chair raised the potential to link with the skills agenda for the borough.

6.  Dr Osuji raised that Early Years were the most important phase for intervention and that capacity should be fully utilised and services focussed. It was advised that there was reliance on linked schools’ goodwill for appropriate space and that services would be delivered also from Ponders End Youth Centre which would be a good location.

7.  As a subgroup, the Early Years Partnership Board would submit updates to the Health and Wellbeing Board. The frequency of updates to be confirmed by senior officers.

ACTION:  Dudu Sher-Arami / Peter Nathan