Month: February 2021

FREE COVID-19 educational setting webinars

We have had confirmation from the DfE of our funding for 2021/22 but rates for the Early Years Entitlement Funding are yet to be agreed.

Latest government guidance for early years and childcare providers and a letter of thanks from the Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson.

Updates on: ‘What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges during COVID-19’; ‘Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) contingency framework for education and childcare settings’; ‘Personal protective equipment (PPE): local contacts for providers’; ‘Check if your business is eligible for a coronavirus grant due to national lockdowns (for closed businesses)’; ‘Evidence summary: COVID-19 – children, young people and education settings’; ‘Ofsted: coronavirus (COVID-19) rolling update’; and ‘NELI (Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme)’.

View the latest dates for Right for Children training sessions.

Devon’s Children’s Centres need your help. We have been running Strategic Advisory Boards (SAB) since the inception of the children’s centres in 2008. We are asking for your views on how these meetings are run and how you think they could be improved.

Foundation Years have brought together various guidance to support providers and practitioners in meeting the food and drink requirements set out in the EYFS.

Message from Melissa Caslake – Chief Officer for Childrens Services

DfE has updated Keeping children safe in education (January 2021)

The Anna Freud Centre is announcing a series of free webinars aimed at nursery and other childcare workers.