Parents Childcare Survey 2023
The summer 2023 Parents Childcare Survey is drawing to a close. If you are a parent whose child is starting school in September, we particularly want to hear whether you can access the before and after school care that you need. Survey closes on 10 September 2023.
Government updates
Updates include: ‘Childcare and early years survey of parents: 2022’; ‘Early years inspection handbook’ and ‘frequently asked questions’.
Expansion of early years SENCO training
The DfE is expanding the fully-funded, accredited Level 3 Early Years SENCO training offer.
Early help request for support form
Just a reminder that if you need to request Early Help support or need to report a safeguarding concern please use the online request for support form.
For information / guidance: two Devon schools proposing to change age range
Landkey Community Primary Academy proposes to extend its age range from aged 4-11 to 2-11 years, starting in January 2024. It is proposed to lower the age range of Lady Seaward’s CE Primary School from 4 – 11 years to 2 – 11 years of age with effect from 1st January 2024.
Funding Friday
It’s Funding Friday and this week we have information from ‘Tesco Stronger Starts’.
Digest takes a break!
The Digest is taking a break over the summer period. The Digest will be back early September 2023 to bring you the latest news and updates.
Can you help the Early Years and Childcare Service?
If you are a parent of a child or young person, please complete this years Parents Childcare Survey by Sunday 10th September 2023. Please share this with families that you work with.
Early Years Entitlement Funding – Monthly Payments from Spring 2024
With the introduction of the new entitlements from April 2024, more funding will be claimed each term and we are therefore planning to move to monthly payments from Spring Term 2024.
Parent and childcare provider ‘rights to request’
Did you know that since May 2016 childcare providers have had the Right to Request the use of school premises when they are not being used by the school? Parents also have a Right to Request that schools provide childcare.