Our Best Start Local Plan 2026-29
System priorities
Our plan to improve school readiness and drive GLD attainment
Best Start Local Plan - our local approach to meeting the GLD target in 2028 as a cross partnership objective. Focussed actions around families with multiple disadvantages.
1 - Right help, right time - Develop and promote a strong universal and community-based offer.
2 - Quality, accessible childcare - Promote take-up of eligible childcare options.
3 - Early, effective identification - Improve early identification of childrem and families who may require extra support.
4 - Quality of (EYFSP) Assessment - Improve the quality of the EYFS assessment through assessor development opportunities.
5 - More targetted help - Increase take-up of targeted, evidence based interventions for families requiring extra support.
6 - Improve our digital offer - Develop online and digital resources to help parents/carers support their child with school readiness.