Issue - meetings
Variation of Barnardo's contract to include Creche Services
Meeting: 08/02/2016 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Variation of Barnardo's contract to include Crèche Services 
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In June 2015 Cabinet agreed to award the contract for managing 14 Brent Children’s Centres to Barnardo Services Limited. The contract commenced on October 5 2015. An essential part of successful Children’s Centre service delivery/ outcomes includes provision of crèche services on site, to allow parents/carers to attend courses and adult centred activities (eg parenting groups, money management courses) knowing their young children are well looked after nearby. The current provider of crèche services is ceasing this provision and officers consider that varying the contract with Barnardo Services Limited to include such crèche services is an appropriate way of arranging future provision.
Decision:
that approval be given to the variation of the contract for the operation and management of Brent’s Children’s Centres with Barnardo Services Limited commencing on 5 October 2015 to allow the inclusion of the management and provision of crèche services.
Minutes:
Councillor Moher (Lead Member, Children and Young People) introduced the report which sought to vary the contract with Barnado Services Limited, awarded in June 2015 for the management of 14 Children’s Centres. An essential part of successful Children’s Centre service delivery/outcomes included provision of crèche services on site, to allow parents/carers to attend courses and adult centred activities knowing their young children were well looked after nearby. The current provider of crèche services was ceasing this provision and officers consider that varying the contract with Barnardo Services Limited to include such crèche services was an appropriate way of arranging future provision. This would allow Barnado Services to take on responsibility for Fawood and Curzon centres following staffing changes. Councillor Moher welcomed the opportunity for further collaborative working.
RESOLVED:
that approval be given to the variation of the contract for the operation and management of Brent’s Children’s Centres with Barnardo Services Limited commencing on 5 October 2015 to allow the inclusion of the management and provision of crèche services.