Month: May 2024

There will be no Digest over the May half term break. The Digest will resume w/c 3 June 2024.

Newly appointed Wraparound Childcare Lead for Devon County Council, Tania Skinner, outlines changes to the wraparound provision which is due to expand from Sept 2024.

Thousands of families could be saving money on their childcare costs. But some simply don’t know what support they might be eligible for. Please share this information with families.

View the latest training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners in Devon.

Devon Early years and Childcare Service have launched an exciting new social media campaign aimed at getting people to consider a career in early years and childcare.

An update from Sam Chapman on recent changes within the Early Years and Childcare team. Updates also on the Provider Portal, expansion of early years and wraparound childcare places, recruitment and the HAF programme.

The DfE would like to invite early years and childcare managers to their Early Years and Childcare Expansion Provider Roadshow which takes place on 6 June in Plymouth. Register your place by 5 June. The event is fully funded.

Early years and childcare training to move from the DEL training website to the Devon Education Services shop in the next coming months.

Fully funded Playtime training for practitioners working in HAF funded settings and early years and childcare settings which provide out of school clubs. Dates: 10 June (virtual) or 18 June – face to face (Exeter).

EarlyBirds Day Nursery in Fremington share their story on how they expanded their provision.