Month: December 2024

A Christmas message to all early years and childcare providers from the Early Years and Childcare Service.

Information on how to apply for wraparound provision and information on the Breakfast Club rollout – closing date for expressions of interest is 20 December.

We are excited to let you know about a new Playwork Skills Bootcamp coming in January 2025! Delivered by Devon County Council, this comprehensive training course is designed to enhance your understanding and support of children’s play through a series of engaging modules.

The team at Venture Outdoor Kindergarten were announced as the Gold Winner of the Award for The Early Years Team of the Year in the 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards. Huge congratulations to the team!

The Early Years Funding Helpdesk is due to close at midday on Tuesday 24th December 2024 and will reopen at 9.00am on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

Thank you to all those who have completed their Provider Self Update. This has enabled parents to see what provision is available in their local area on Find Childcare in Devon and has enabled us to assess the sufficiency of provision and plan for the next year. We will be asking you to check your details regularly.

It’s Funding Friday and this week we have funding information from: ‘Steel Charitable Trust: UK Under-26 Fund’ and ‘The Gibbons Trusts’.

We are excited to let you know about a new Playwork Skills Bootcamp coming in January 2025! Delivered by Devon County Council, this comprehensive training course is designed to enhance your understanding and support of children’s play through a series of engaging modules.

Fully funded places have become available at the recognising and responding to neglect conference which will take place on Tuesday 10th December (9.30am – 4pm) at Westpoint Conference Centre, Nr. Exeter.

Information around the new changes for childminders and childcare on domestic premises. There is also a webinar for childminders running on 16 December from 7pm to 8pm focussing on the importance of the prime areas of learning.