Case studies

Hull City Council Healthy Lifestyles Team have designed and created a programme of early years provision to promote physical activity and movement at the earliest opportunity. The programme is designed to increase access to physical activity, provide opportunities to meet Chief Medical Officer guidelines and develop physical literacy with school readiness in mind.

Active Together unlocked funding from Leicestershire County Council to support the Early Years physical activity agenda. The aim was to equip early years practitioners with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide physical development opportunities for children in Early Years settings.

Next steps programme’ is a South Gloucestershire Council project aimed at providing care leavers with the opportunity to gain working experience in the local area.

We wanted to make accessing evidence-based parenting support easier for parents. We wanted to run programmes in local communities and schools, which parents would find available on their doorstep.

Coventry Family Valued launched in April 2021 as part of the Department for Education’s Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme. The overarching aim of Coventry Family Valued was to support more children to live safely at home with their families and within their communities; recognising that for most children, their outcomes are better when they live with family. The Reunification Project was implemented as part of Coventry Family Valued.

Central Family Hub Locality meetings are held on a monthly basis with partners from across the Family Hub network coming together.

City of Doncaster Council has long been committed to supporting families through its network of 12 Family Hubs.

Staffordshire County Council procured spatial insight software to map a summary of services which support children and young people.

The early years sector in the UK is facing a severe recruitment and retention crisis, with many settings struggling to find and keep qualified staff.

This procedure outlines the Council’s approach to identifying, securing and allocating housing to care leavers who are ready to transition to independent living. It sets out the collaborative processes between Children’s Services, Housing Services and the Housing Growth & Development Team.