Flying Start Childcare – Dynamic Purchasing System

Cardiff Council is seeking expressions of interest from Childcare Providers operating in Cardiff that are registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to deliver Flying Start childcare placements for eligible 2-3 year olds.

It is our intention to go out to the market in the near future to commission these services through a Dynamic Purchasing System.

The service to be provided is childcare to eligible 2-3 year olds for 2.5 hours each day, 5 days each week for 39 weeks each year, in alignment with school term times.

The Council will require essential elements of the service as highlighted below Including but is not limited to:

Registration of childcare provision with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) with the ability to care for 2-3 year olds

A commitment towards achieving the standards as set out in the Flying Start Childcare Guidance issued by the Welsh Government and the local Flying Start requirements

A commitment to work towards the required staffing qualifications. Staff working in Flying Start settings must have experience of working with young children and must have the qualifications outlined within Social Care Wales’s Qualification Framework to work within the Early Years and Childcare Sector in Wales Social Care Wales. The list identifies the qualifications required to work within Flying Start. It sets out the current qualifications required (and equivalents), past qualifications which are accepted and suggested work-based qualifications for career progression and CPD.

A commitment to delivering the agreed number of Flying Start childcare placements for the lifetime of the contract. Please note that the Flying Start Placement Team will review the need for places regularly and provide you with 1 terms notice should any changes be required.