Haringey’s youngest children are set to benefit from better outcomes in the future after provisional proposals for an Early Years Strategy – including plans for four Family Hubs in our borough – were given the green light.
The council has placed a strong emphasis on giving our youngsters the best possible start in life and recognise that a child’s pre-school experience can have a lasting and pivotal impact on their development and later life as a young person and then an adult.
There is a strong partnership in place with school governors, head teachers and the Early Years sector to ensure an Early Years Strategy can be developed for the next five years.
Informed by a range of sources (including stakeholder task and finish groups and focused conversations with the Early Years sector, partners and parents), the proposed strategy includes a commitment to implement a Family Hub Model to build on the current Children’s Centre offer in Haringey.
Among its overall aims is to provide a clear focus on Early Years provision and a distinction between Early Years and Early Prevention.
It would also ensure a greater concentration on the developmental benefits of prevention and universal support in the early years.
A formal and statutory, 90-day consultation will now be run among residents, service users and stakeholders between May 2022 and August 2022.