Month: June 2020

Incentivising claim 2 payments have been processed and payments should be with you shortly. The deadline for claim 2 has now passed and no further claims for claim 2 will be accepted.

Thank you to those of you who continue to complete the Attendance Register. We are updating the FAQs on the Early Years and Childcare COVID-19 webpage for providers and hope that you find these helpful.

Paediatric first aid requirements and advice on requalification training.

Read their account of how they have managed to keep children and staff safe by social distancing.

Advice on what to do if a case is suspected or confirmed within an early years setting.

Please see the latest Prevent Partnership briefing which includes links to the Prevent training as well as the impact of COVID-19 on radicalisation.

Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers.

Help and support if your business is affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), check if you can claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and check which employees you can put on furlough to use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

New funding streams this week include: The Thompson Family Charitable Trust and The Susanna Peake Charitable Trust.

This is a reminder that if, from 1st June 2020, you were unable to open or accommodate non-critical worker / vulnerable children into your setting due to exceptional circumstances you will need to contact the Early Years Helpdesk.