Contract for the Provision of Specialist Service for pre-school children with significant emerging or diagnosed disability/disorder

Concepts

• pre-school education
• provision of specialist service
• swansea
• pre-school children
• specialist service
• young children
• significant emerging
• children
• national minimum standards for regulated childcare for children up to the age of 12 years and quality assurance
• accessible pre-school

Location

Swansea

Description

Provide a specialist service for pre-school children with significant emerging or diagnosed disability/disorder, global delay and/or complex physical and sensory needs to support them to reach their developmental potential according to the age and stage of the child, and adopt an innovative approach in order to achieve this. The Service should provide both part-time, quality, centre-based childcare as well as work with families in their own home to help them develop a quality of life and experience, for themselves and their young children, in which they can learn together, play together, participate and be included in their community in their own right via a portage model. Please note that this service is only accessible pre-school (i.e. 0-3 years). Children should leave the service the term after they turn 3 and are eligible for school Nursery. The service is available for 52 weeks a year. Bidders must be fully and appropriately registered with CIW and must comply with the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for Children up to the Age of 12 Years and Quality Assurance. Bidders must follow codes of practice and other relevant documentation published by Social Care Wales.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service should provide both part-time, quality, centre-based childcare as well as work with families in their own home to help them develop a quality of life and experience, for themselves and their young children, in which they can learn together, play together, participate and be included in their community in their own right via a portage model. . … Additional information: A provision of this nature has been running in Swansea for 30 years. This contract is in alignment with the requirements of the Additional Learning Needs Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 and Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021. Provide both centre based and outreach home based, as appropriate.

CPV Codes

• 80110000 - Pre-school education services

Other Information

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