Month: May 2023

Information on targeted two-year-old funding.

We would like to congratulate one of our Childminders, based in Honiton, on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. Well done!

An exciting opportunity for early years settings to take part in a research project in partnership with the Education Endowment Foundation. Early Talk Boost is a targeted intervention aimed at 3–4-year-old children with difficulties talking and understanding words.

If you are a parent living in Devon and you have a child aged 0-5 years, or you are expecting a baby in the coming months, please help us by answering a few questions about supporting your child’s communication development.

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

View the PowerPoint slides and FAQ from the recent budget sessions.

We would like to congratulate one of our Childminders, based in Mid-Devon, on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. Well done!

We are encouraging children and young people and their parents and carers to come and visit us on our Devon County Council stand at the Devon County Show at Westpoint on the 18th, 19th and 20th May. 

Early years stronger practice hubs provide advice, share good practice, and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners.

Updates include: ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom’; ‘Summer born children: advice for parents’; ‘Early years foundation stage profile return’ and ‘Care to Learn Guide for the 2023 to 2024 academic year’.