Month: September 2023

Updates include: ‘Childcare on domestic premises’ and ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom’.

The Early Years and Childcare team need to ensure that there is enough childcare for parents with children up to the age of 16 (18 with additional needs) so that they can work or train. Please help us by completing a short survey. Survey closes on 2nd October. To be completed by schools only.

Feedback and photos from the recent HAF programme and details of how to become a HAF provider for 2024.

The Department for Education has launched a short survey to seek the views of early years practitioners, teachers and school and setting leaders on assessment in the EYFS. Survey closes on 3rd October.

Updates include: ‘Early years and childcare: guidance for providers’; ‘Childcare protocols between Ofsted and other organisations’; ‘After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers’; ‘Using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities’ and ‘Early years leadership national professional qualification’.

We would like to congratulate West Exe Nursery School on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. We would also like to congratulate Monkerton Community Primary School on achieving ‘Outstanding’ for their early years provision. Well done!

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

An update on early years funding rates.

An update to the Early Years ONE Devon Approach around Early Years Entitlement funding.

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