Month: February 2024

Simple steps everyone can take to reduce infections, including measles, spreading in the community – helping children make a healthy start to the year and minimising the impact of illness on attendance.

This week we have funding streams from: ‘The Foyle Foundation’ and ‘Boots Charitable Trust’.

To support their campaign to promote early years and childcare careers, the DfE are asking early years and childcare providers to list any current or upcoming roles in their setting on the Find a Job website. 

The Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) is an exciting opportunity for early years practitioners to improve their understanding and skills in supporting the development of the most disadvantaged children between the ages of 2 and 4. Information about registering for April 2024 and an update on supply costs.

An update on staff changes within the Early Years and Childcare Service.

Devon Early Years and Childcare Service are running online sessions in February to give an overview on what funding is available, the eligibility criteria, how they need to apply for different funding streams and how a child can access funded time. Providers, please share with families, parents and carers.

A new website has been developed which includes resources needed by all those involved in getting toothbrushing programmes set-up and running. There is also a fully funded session on Oral health running on 12th March at 6pm – open to all early years and childcare practitioners and out of school practitioners.

Congratulations to Beer Church of England Primary School who have achieved outstanding for their early years provision. Congratulations to one of our Childminders, based near Honiton, on their Outstanding result!