Year: 2021

On Saturday 21 August it was announced that CO2 monitors will be provided this term to state-funded education settings, including early years, schools and further education providers.

Do you have families in your setting that are pregnant or have children under 4, and receiving benefits? Would they be interested in a free box of fruit and vegetables delivered directly to your door, along with family friendly recipes to prepare them? If they are eligible for Healthy Start, they can order a box as part of the Get a Healthy Start! initiative. Closing date is 24th September.

If you want to check your child’s symptoms for any common illnesses and get local advice and guidance, we recommend downloading the free HANDi paediatric app.

We’ve gathered some useful information resources in this bulletin to help you and your child prepare for September.

Updates include: ‘What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges during COVID-19’; ‘Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘COVID-19 vaccination: resources for children and young people’; ‘Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Managing coronavirus (COVID-19) in education and childcare settings’; ‘Protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’; ‘Reported coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications by registered early years and childcare settings’; ‘Early years inspection handbook’ and ‘Gathering additional evidence to secure an incomplete inspection’.

Public Health England have updated the spotty book (Aug 2021), which now includes a section on Covid-19

We have now heard back from the Department of Education (DFE) about the continuation of the Attendance Data Collection. 

View the latest short courses and eLearning for early years and childcare providers in Devon.

From Monday 16 August unvaccinated young people up to the age of 18 years and 6 months and fully vaccinated adults, are no longer required to self-isolate if they live in the same household as someone with COVID-19, or are a close contact of someone with COVID-19.

As part of the short breaks review project, we have launched a new survey for families, professionals and children and young people with disabilities to let us know what they think about our current short break offer in Devon.