Protecting children with childhood immunisations
Information on vaccines offered in the UK; how they work and why they’re safe and important.
Targeted Early Help – Devon Children’s Centres
Targeted Early Help through Devon Children’s Centres are delighted to be part of Devon County Council’s Early Help Service. Our dedicated and passionate team deliver a range of support, advice, inspiration and information to parents and carers with children aged 0-8 years old.
35 years of Start Right Nursery
The Early Years and Childcare service at Devon County Council would like to acknowledge the incredible service that Start Right Nursery in Exeter have provided for children in Devon over the past 35 years.
Government updates
Updates include: ‘Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework’; ‘Childcare regulatory changes 2023: equality impact assessment’; ‘Early years stronger practice hubs’; ‘Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners’; ‘Early years inspection handbook’ and ‘Education inspection framework (EIF)’.
September 2023 funding rates for early years
The DfE has published details of the Early Years Supplementary Grant which outlines the increases in each of the Early Years Funding streams from September 2023.
Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS) update
Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS) changes will come into force from 4 September 2023.
NEW funding entitlements webpage and academic calendar 2023/2024
New webpage with information about the new Funding Entitlements as they are implemented. The academic calendar 2023/2024, which includes Headcount weeks and task deadlines, is also available on our website.
Early Years Foundation Stage conference Thurs 5th October – book your place!
Speakers announced for the early years conference, ‘Working together and making a difference’, running on 5th October 2023 at Sandy Park, Exeter.
How childhood trauma affects brain development
The NSPCC have put together a useful and easy to read booklet around how childhood trauma affects brain development.
Consultation: Landkey Community Primary Academy – proposal to change the age range
Landkey Community Primary Academy proposes to extend its age range from aged 4-11 to 2-11 years, starting in January 2024. Landkey Community Primary Academy welcome responses on this proposal by the closing date of 15 September 2023.