The Government’s new Stop Abuse Together website can help you learn to spot the signs, and have regular conversations with your child which can help keep them safe, and know when it’s right to reach out for more support.
Month: January 2022
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Golden tickets out of circulation August 2022
Any remaining Golden Tickets issued last summer will be valid up until the end of August 2022. After August 2022 providers should not be presented with Golden Tickets anymore.
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Targeted training to improve relationships between practitioners and children with additional needs
Following a successful bid for funding, Devon County Council and Babcock LDP will be offering an exciting opportunity to a select group of early years providers to extend their practice by training to become a Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) practitioner.
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Funding Friday
A reminder of the Devon Community Foundation: Thrive with 5, closing date coming up.
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Supporting vulnerable children
In response to the Government’s ongoing requirement to ensure the safety and line of site of vulnerable children, DCC’s EYCS have update the Supporting Vulnerable Children Early Years Risk Assessment document to assist early years and childcare providers in safeguarding vulnerable children. Please use the ‘making every contact count’ form whenever you have regular contact with a child who is known to have an allocated social worker.
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Spring term funding period
This is a reminder that the Spring term funding period runs from 1st January 2022 to 31st March 2022.
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Early Years Entitlement funding information session
The Early Years & Childcare Service will be holding a virtual Funding Information Session on Thursday 20th January 2022 from 6.00pm to 7.30pm.
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Devon Children and Families Partnership – news update
The Devon Children and Families Partnership aims to make sure that children and families can get the right support, in the right place at the right time.
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Government updates
Updates include: ‘Education recovery in early years providers: autumn 2021’ and ‘Suspending a childcare provider’.