Early years and childcare national recruitment campaign: ‘Do Something Big’
Wave two of the Do Something Big recruitment campaign starts on 10 June. This multi-million pound campaign promotes early years and childcare careers across multiple advertising channels, highlighting the huge difference early years professionals make to young children and how rewarding working in the sector can be.
EYFS safeguarding requirements – DfE consultation – still time to have your say
The DfE are seeking views on proposals to strengthen the safeguarding requirements within the statutory framework for the EYFS. Please have your say. Consultation closes 17 June.
Become a Building Babies Brains Community Champion
Become a Building Babies’ Brains Community Champion by attending this FREE event. Delivered via a series of workshops starting 13th June in Hatherleigh.
Early Years talk boost programme- Early Years South West Stronger Partnership Hub
An opportunity has arisen for settings to receive the Early Talk Boost programme.
Applications open to become a Holiday, Activity and Food Programme (HAF) provider
Can you offer physical activity, enriching activity and a hot nutritious meal in the holidays for Children on Benefit related Free School Meals? The funding round is now open for Summer and Winter 2024. Please apply to be a HAF provider by Weds 12th June.
Supporting early communication development in everyday life – 8 July at Dartington
Fully funded early language workshop in collaboration with Ilsham English Hub – Less is more” running on Monday 8th July 2024 at 1pm – 3pm – Dartington Primary School.
Upcoming training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners
Latest training includes: Paediatric first aid, safeguarding awareness, playtime training, food safety, sensory processing in the early years, making sense of autism and oral health improvement training.
Devon Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) newsletter – May 2024
Information for practitioners and parents that you may find helpful.
Funding Friday
It’s Funding Friday, and this week we have funding info from ‘Goodness Grants’.
Digest takes a break
There will be no Digest over the May half term break. The Digest will resume w/c 3 June 2024.