Year: 2024

The Early Years Funding Team will be running some funding training and information sessions for providers in the summer term. Next dates are: ‘Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)’ on Mon 22 April at 7pm, and ‘Calculating funding sessions for summer’ on Weds 24 April at 7pm.

Ofsted have updated a number of documents, and whilst these changes are minor, you do need to ensure you are working to the most up to date document. Updates include: information for all early years and childcare providers and information for parents.

This free webinar, run by the UK Health Security Agency South West Health Protection Team, will give attendees the opportunity to learn about childhood infections in early years and educational setting. Book your place on the session running on Thursday 25 April at 4pm.

We would like all childcare providers to provide up to date information about the wraparound childcare they offer by completing this short questionnaire by Friday 3rd May 2024. Thank you.

We would like to congratulate Oak Tree Nursery in Ilfracombe on achieving their second consecutive Outstanding Ofsted rating and we would also like to congratulate Buckfastleigh primary school on achieving outstanding for their early years provision. Well done!

Join us for our annual EYFS conference to share, discuss and update practice, knowledge and skills in support of early years children. This year we will explore how we can give all our children, including those with SEND, and EAL, the speech and language skills, and the confidence they need, to speak and be heard. Book now to enjoy the early bird price of £75 (expires 24 May 2024).

Take a look at the Devon family hubs monthly newsletter for March.

This week we have funding streams from: ‘Exeter Chiefs: match-day collections 2024/25’ and ‘Local School Nature Grants’.

There will be no Digest during the Easter half term break. The Digest will resume w/c 15 April 2024.

Funding updates from the Early Years Funding team.