0-2 Community Action Grant funding
Action for Children have been awarded further funding by Devon County Council to assist groups and organisations who support parents and carers of 0-2 year olds who may have been affected by the pandemic and they are inviting applications for funding to help you set up or expand your current provision.
Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) 2023
Applications are open for 2023! We invite you to make an application to become a HAF provider over the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays this year. Applications close at 12pm on 6 February 2023.
Deadline for September 2023 primary school applications approaching
Children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 are due to start primary school in September 2023. Applications close on Sunday 15 January 2023.
Congratulations to our ‘Outstanding’ providers
We would like to congratulate Vranch House School, Plymtree Pre-school, Westhill Nursery and one of our Newton Abbot Childminders on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspections. Well done!
Scarlet fever and Group A Streptococcal infections
We are currently seeing an increase in notifications of scarlet fever in the community. Please see national communication from UKHSA.
Government updates
Updates include: ‘Early Years Recovery programme – level 3 qualification review’; ‘Changes to the early years educator level 3 criteria’; ‘Guides for parents: how early years settings are inspected’; ‘National school breakfast club programme’; ‘Early years foundation stage profile results: 2021 to 2022’; ‘Statistics: early years foundation stage profile’ and ‘Evidence summary: COVID-19 – children, young people and education settings’.
NEW National Professional Qualification (NPQ) in Early Years Leadership
Exciting and fully funded CPD opportunity for Early Years Leaders.
Government updates
Government updates.
Wraparound Childcare Scheme (WAC) for service families
Before and after school childcare providers for primary school aged children need to know that from the start of this term service families can be funded for up to 20 hours a week.
Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) – certification and supply costs
Information for practitioners involved in the EYPDP programme.