Month: June 2017

It is a really busy time of year and there are lots of changes so here is a quick checklist of things to do: Read the Early Years Funding Provider Agreement, complete and return the form by 14 July – More information Review your admissions policy (and criteria) and share with parents by the end of Continue reading →

There have been 1306 successful applications for the extended entitlement in Devon. This is only 27% of those we believe to be eligible. Please encourage your parents to check their eligibility.

You will have received a lot of information recently about the extended (30 hour) entitlement. Provider network meetings have been arranged to explore any queries you have about the process. Facilitating these meetings will be: Marie Stone – Early Years Finance, Devon County Council Fran Butler – Childcare Sufficiency, Devon County Council Matt Hurley – Continue reading →

A parent will receive an 11 digit code through the Digital Childcare Service when they are found to be eligible for the extended entitlement by HMRC. Parents take this code to their chosen provider who must validate it with Devon County Council before a place can be confirmed. This must be done before 31 August 2017 Continue reading →

Don’t miss our new Tax-Free Childcare webpage with links to all the information you need.

An Ofsted inspector explains how she carries out an early years inspection and what she looks out for. Read the article here

You will have received a lot of information recently about the extended (30 hour) entitlement. Provider network meetings have been arranged to explore any queries you have about the process. Facilitating these meetings will be: Marie Stone – Early Years Finance, Devon County Council Fran Butler – Childcare Sufficiency, Devon County Council Matt Hurley – Continue reading →

Are you are registered (or intending to register) to take Early Years Entitlement Funding? If so, there are new fields available within Pinpoint, so that you can inform parents about whether you are (or plan to in the future) offering the Extended Entitlement for eligible children. There are 3 new fields relating to the extended entitlement Continue reading →

As a national charity the Child Brain Injury Trust works with families right across the UK when their lives have been impacted by brain injury. Every day the Child and Family Support Coordinators meet families whose lives have been impacted by accidents, many of which could have been avoided. In a recent poll they found Continue reading →

The Early Years and Childcare Service are aware that Prevent is one of the areas that Ofsted are asking all staff about in recent inspections. With this and in light of the recent events in Manchester and London we have had requests from providers to offer more Prevent Training. We are now taking bookings for HM Continue reading →