Developing Extended Children's Centres

Date: 27 September 2007

Venue Name: London Marriott

Location: Regents Park, London, NW3 View Map

Web Site: http://www.emapeducation.com/centres/homepage.asp


Name: Education Conferences

Email: educationconferences@emap.com

Telephone: 0845 056 8339

Fax: 020 7505 6001

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Children’s centres have come a long way since Sure Start but you cannot stop there. Your centre must now meet new requirements and wider needs. With this extended remit, learn how to integrate community services and achieve sustainable outreach provision. Transform your centre’s provision through effective partnerships. Ensure centre development really makes a difference to local families and the wider community.

Emap Education Conference’s national conference has been designed to bring together all professionals involved in developing children’s centres. To achieve real progress and improved outcomes in extended provision, securing partner buy-in and support is crucial to serve the needs of your local community – effectively and sustainably.

Gain definitive policy guidance from DfES and Together for Children about the plans and provision for the tasks ahead. Benefit from information and insight from leading practitioners about the full range of innovative work underway – from hard to reach families to teen support. Learn how to put this vision into practice through strong planning, partnerships and project management.

Shared goals for sustainable services and extended community provision

Join this leading national conference and engage with the experts, your peers and partner organisations involved. Share insights and solutions about extended and sustainable service provision. Choose specialised surgery sessions and discussion streams, tailored both to your local context and specific service areas most relevant to your centre’s development.

Topics to be addressed include:
Policies, timescales, capacity and resources for extended centre services from DfES
Assessing needs and integrating existing community service provision
Effectively engaging parents, teens and hard to reach families in your centre
Achieving effective governance: Innovative work through solid partnership networks
Improving quality by effectively performance managing and monitoring your centre
Ensuring sustainable centres that deliver truly affordable childcare
Attend this conference to engage with the key issues and stakeholders involved in shaping the future of children’s centres. Our varied and interactive format will help you get the detail, ideas and answers you need.

Fulfil your potential and put your centre at the heart of family and community life. Attend this conference to learn how to best achieve comprehensive provision and your goal in developing extended and sustainable services