Over the last decade 4Children has had a major impact – supporting an increase in out of school childcare schemes from just 500 in 1993 to over 10,000 in 2005. Re-launched last year, 4Children has broadened its scope, striving to place every child’s and parent’s needs at the heart of the community. More than anything, 4Children is about making a difference – about identifying issues and devising and delivering solutions.

Policy into Practice
4Children has many years experience of consultancy and partnership work with a wide variety of organisations from national government to local authorities, employers, development agencies and community organisations. Our support shapes practice in a way that meets local needs and the national framework for change outlined in Every Child Matters: Change for Children and the Children Act 2004.

Supported by the DfES, 4Children’s dedicated team of Regional Development Managers and network of specialist consultants offers strategic and operational advice on developing children’s centres, extended school services, youth services and wider support for childcare. Since 2002, 4Children has offered strategic and operational support to over 100 local authorities across the UK.
In order to support schools as they develop extended services, 4Children, ContinYou and the National Remodelling Team (NRT) are working together to help support the delivery of high quality, sustainable provision which meets the needs of children, families and the community.

4Children’s Regional Development Managers

John Alwyine-Mosely – South West Regional Development Manager

Over the past few years, John has advised local childcare development teams, schools and planning authorities on all aspects of developing out of school services and aspects of the national Sure Start strategy. He has also written and contributed to a number of 4Children publications including Planning for Success and the School Notes briefing for schools. John is currently involved with the NRT and ContinYou in developing a programme of support for the implementation of extended schools in his region.

Jacqui Leith – East & South East Regional Development Manager

Based in Ipswich, Jacqui is responsible for developing 4Children’s presence within these regions and working closely with local authorities and providers to support the strategic delivery of integrated children’s services.

Before joining 4Children, Jacqui was the Programme Manager for a Sure Start Local Programme in Suffolk and has gained a good knowledge of the many benefits and challenges of integrated teams and services, partnership working, reshaping and redesigning services and extensive experience of parental involvement.

Liz Green – North of England Regional Development Manager

Liz started her professional life in South Wales, as a practitioner on a family based respite care project for children with learning difficulties, before moving on to manage a community development project in the Valleys. She holds a qualification in social work and an MBA.

Before joining 4Children, Liz worked with the regional Sure Start team in Government Office North East supporting local Sure Start programmes before focusing more on working with local authorities to enable them to meet their childcare targets.

Maggie Walker – Midlands Regional Development Manager

Maggie has worked in a variety of roles with 4Children for a number of years and has now taken on the role of the West and East Midlands Regional Development Manager. She also supports the London region.

Maggie has extensive experience of childcare development with local authorities, volume providers and supporting individual clubs. Working with the childcare team at the London Borough of Southwark, she helped develop the ‘Out of School Strategy’ good practice guide.

We can support you with:

• Free Fast Track consultancy support
• ‘Aiming Higher’ quality assurance scheme
• Equipe: a programme for boards of management of voluntary groups
• Regional providers network briefings
• Wide programme of regional seminars
• Regional advisory support
• National newsletter and helpline
• National conferences

Contact Us
Liz Green
Regional Development Manager – North
liz.green@4Children.org.uk
Tel: 07917 830 214

Jacqui Leith
Regional Development Manager - East and South East
jacqui.leith@4Children.org.uk
Tel: 07917 830215

Maggie Walker
Regional Development Manager – Midlands
maggie.walker@4Children.org.uk
Tel: 07799 647 348

John Alwyine-Mosely
Regional Development Manager – South West
john.alwyine-mosely@4Children.org.uk
Tel: 07771 812951

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