Child daycare services

Tender description

The Council wishes to procure a contract to support the Council in the delivery of 0-19 Early Help localityChildren's model including Center services in South and Central Walsall, in accordance with current national and local policy and statutory requirements including: — Walsall's Early Help Strategy, — Walsall's School Ready Strategy, — Statutory guidance for Children's Centres (including the objectives specified), — Walsall's Children and Young People's Plan, — Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, — Health and Well-being Strategy, — Children's Services priorities and plan, and, — Teenage Pregnancy Programme and Infant Mortality Strategy. Following a period of statutory consultation, the Council has redesigned the way Children's Centre Services are delivered into ‘Whole Family 0-19 Locality’ arrangements, targeting those families most in need through a whole family approach. The 0-19 Early Help core offer will include, as informed through the demand assessment and consultation with parents, parenting programmes, child development and ‘school ready’ interventions including stay and play, one to one and group workshops to support anger, managing behaviour and internet safety, support families to mitigate the impact of divorce, positive activities for young carers, provide support to parents with routine and boundaries for their children, advice and help in accessing specialist support on alcohol, mental health and domestic abuse as well as work in partnership with a range of services to develop the offer to meet the needs of the local community.