Early Years Leadership National Professional Qualification (NPQEYL)
An overview of the NPQEYL for managers and leaders. Application window for next Oct/ Nov cohort is now open.
Funding Friday
It’s Funding Friday and this week we have funding info from ‘Tesco Stronger Starts’.
Important information to share with families about childcare funding
Information about the different types of funding available for working families. Plus free online information sessions running in July!
Early years funding: important updates
The early years funding updates page on our website has been amended to include information on autumn forecast requests, academic calendar for 2024/25 and adding under 2s to a task in preparation for autumn funding.
Change in process when a critical incident occurs in a school/educational setting in Devon
If a school or educational setting has experienced a critical incident, it is important that the Local Authority are notified immediately so that any relevant support can be coordinated and put in place as soon as possible.
The parents childcare survey 2024
Please complete the parents childcare survey if you are a parent of a child or young person. Please also share it with the families that you work with, your friends and your family and on your website, social media platforms and newsletters. The closing date is Wednesday 31st July 2024. Thank you for your help.
Take up of places by 2, 3 and 4 year olds in Devon is consistently high
The DfE have published updated statistics on children registered for funded early education and childcare entitlements in England. Devon figures are consistently higher than both the South West and England averages, particularly with respect to two year old take up.
Paediatric bladder and bowel care service training and education
Dealing with continence problems in early year’s settings and schools can be difficult. Toilet training is happening later now than in previous generations and schools report that increasing numbers of children are not toilet trained on admission. Want to learn more about how children can be supported with this area of their development? Book onto a free training session!
Early Years Foundation Stage conference: Giving all our children a voice – Thursday 3 October 2024 at Sandy Park, Exeter (9am – 4pm)
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.
Letter to the education workforce from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and event invite
You are invited to join the live event taking place on Tuesday 16th July at 4pm with the new Secretary of State where she will share her vision for education, children’s services and skills, and through a live chat function you will be able to share your views too.