Month: June 2020

This is the second letter to parents and carers from the Head of Education and Learning in Devon County Council, Dawn Stabb.

We really appreciate your assistance in supplying COVID:19 attendance data over the past weeks. The solution was designed to reduce duplication and we have undertaken a review of the data collection to ensure the request from the Local Authority is continued to be kept as low as possible.

What childcare services early years settings, childminders and local authorities need to provide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Guidance from Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive regarding the risk of heat stroke when using Personal Protective Equipment in warm and hot environments and actions that can be taken to reduce this risk.

Ladybirds Daycare in North Devon has remained open throughout the Covid lockdown. Read their account to find out the things they are doing in the nursery to ensure everyone is kept safe as they welcome back more children.

Cornerstone Academy Trust is running an EdTech Festival on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th July 2020. It is all free and hopefully relevant to all who work in Education; from early years through to HE and from teachers, administrator, school business mangers through to school leaders and governors.

An update from your Babcock Early Years Consultancy Team.

Devon Children and Families Partnership would like to invite you to attend one of their newly developed virtual courses: Keeping children safe in the digital world.

New funding streams this week include: The Marsh Christian Trust, The Foyle Foundation Small Grants Programme and the Astor Foundation.

What early years providers need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.