Agenda item

6.1

The Cabinet noted that (i) no items had been called-in  for

scrutiny since the last meeting of the Cabinet and (ii) the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee had, at its meeting on 24^th January, 2013, scrutinised the Cabinet decision of 12^th December, 2012 relating to Home to School Transport and had agreed to take no action on the Cabinet decision.

Redesign of Early Years’ Service

6.2

The Cabinet received a report of the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee on the outcome of that Committee’s scrutiny of the Cabinet decision of 12^th December, 2012 relating to the Redesign of the Early Years Service.

6.3

The following recommendation had been made to Cabinet by the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny Committee:-

“That Cabinet:-

(i) considers what transitional arrangements are needed to be put in place to ensure that good quality early years provision is able to be sustained; and

(ii) provides further detail of provision within the 17 areas, and gives assurances that a comprehensive communications plan is developed to inform parents of the locations of support, and the type of support available, in the 17 areas.”

Councillor Gill Furniss (Chair of the Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee) advised Cabinet that the Scrutiny Committee intended to give further consideration to these proposals at a meeting on 27^th February, 2013 and scrutinise the matter regularly thereafter.

Councillor Jackie Drayton (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families) thanked the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee for their recommendations and welcomed the detailed discussions and debate at that meeting. She the stated that the recommendations would be included within the compilation of consultation responses on the Early Years’ Review. Councillor Julie Dore (Chair) confirmed that there was a need to ensure that the issues raised by the Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee were included in the forthcoming report to Cabinet on the outcome of consultation on the Early Years’ Review.