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Pilots aim high for short break success
- Author:
- PARSONS Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.3.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how Derbyshire Council and Gloucestershire Council used government funding to improve their short breaks services for disabled children and their families.
Disabled children's access to childcare (DCATCH) pilot activity: information for local authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides early information about DCATCH pilot activity. DCATCH is investigating ways of achieving better access to childcare for disabled children and young people in 10 pilot areas of England. It was made possible by funding of £35 million from the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) program. Work began in September 2008 and is likely to run to 2011. Different activities are in place in the different pilot areas, but all aim to identify and address gaps in local provision in partnership with families and to explore ways to increase the quality and range of childcare available. Improvement of data collection is important and DCATCH is piloting the Benchmarking and Planning tool to establish baseline measure for quantitative and qualitative data relating to childcare arrangements for the families of disabled children and to track service improvements over time. Other DCATCH activities include consulting with families to identify gaps in childcare services and to establish local priority actions, improving information provided to families and supporting families to make choices. DCATCH is also investigating affordability and cost of childcare, workforce development of childcare providers, and increasing capacity, inclusion and improving quality of childcare.
Short breaks tracking: interim report April 2009
- Author:
- EVERY DISABLED CHILD MATTERS
- Publisher:
- Every Disabled Child Matters
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An interim report on a research project evaluating the impact of the Aiming High for Disabled Children short breaks programme on the lives of disabled children and their families. It covers: aims of the project; state of short breaks services in 2008; short breaks tracking 2008-9; information and transparency; assessment; participation and feedback. Findings indicate that evidence of good practice is emerging but there is still a long way to go before a consistent, sustainable service is available for all disabled children.
How is taking care of caregivers of children with disabilities related to academic achievement?
- Authors:
- BARNARD-BRAK Lucy, THOMSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 38(2), April 2009, pp.91-102.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Respite care services have been linked to variety of positive outcomes for caregivers and families alike. The purpose of the current study was to examine the association of receiving respite care with academic achievement for children with disabilities across time. The study employed a nationally representative sample of children to examine this relationship using structural models. Results indicate a positive association between receiving respite care services and academic achievement across time for children with disabilities. In an era of high-stakes achievement testing, these results link respite care services to those academic achievement outcomes while complementing previous research.