Month: April 2021

Birth to 5 Matters provides comprehensive guidance, drawing on previous guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which has been updated in order to reflect recent research, to meet the needs of practitioners, to respond to current issues in society, to meet the needs of children today and to lay a strong foundation for their futures.

Amelia Joyner, Pre-School Leader at Cullompton Pre-School, shares how the pre-school has enjoyed coming together to celebrate the work of keyworkers.

Persimmon Community Champions is here to fund local good causes across the UK.

From 1st April 2021 the 2 year old funding rate will increase by 6p to £5.04 per hour and the 3 and 4 year old funding base rate will increase by 4p to £4.14. Further details have been sent via the Provider Portal.

Updates include: ‘Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Asymptomatic testing: primary and maintained nursery school staff’; ‘Asymptomatic testing: early years staff in different settings’; ‘Early years and childcare: coronavirus (COVID-19)’; ‘Making a childcare bubble with another household’; ‘Households and bubbles of pupils, students and staff of schools, nurseries and colleges: get rapid lateral flow tests’; ‘Protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’ and ‘What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges during COVID-19’.

Virtual community meetings are being offered by the NHS to provide information and reassurance about the Coronavirus vaccine.