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Childcare Works launch wraparound and early years provider toolkits
The Childcare Works toolkits bring together everything you need to grow, sustain and start childcare provision. With content curated by experts, you will find a wealth of useful and relevant information, all in one place.
Training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners
View the latest training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners.
Bookstart pre-schooler packs for South Devon settings
We are collecting orders for BookTrust Pre-schooler packs for those children in targeted areas of South Devon, so please look out for the email in the next week.
Become a building babies brains community champion!
Become a Building Babies’ Brain Champion by joining us on our Building Babies’ Brains fully funded series of workshops to support you to increase your knowledge of baby brain development, bonding and resilience, and be confident in ‘passing on’ this information to parents/carers/communities. Sessions start on 24 Jan in Exeter (6 sessions running from Jan – March).
Congratulations to our ‘Outstanding’ provider!
We would like to congratulate Kennford Playbox on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. Well done!
Wraparound childcare funding extended to Spring 2026 – apply now
The DfE have awarded the extension of the wraparound Childcare funding to March 2026. This means any school or private provider who opens a new childcare provision before March 2026, could receive at least one year’s funding. Find out more by attending one of our free briefing sessions which are open to schools, private or independent providers and childminders. Sessions will run in Jan, Feb and March.
Spring 2025 headcount task – update
Please see important update about the Spring 2025 Headcount Task.
School admissions closing date is 15 January 2025
Parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021. The closing date for applications for reception places in school this September is 15 January.
Provider Self Update (PSU)
Information about the Provider Self Update. Please ensure your details are up to date.
Raising awareness of the importance of routine childhood immunisation – free briefing sessions for early years providers
The SCW Improving Immunisation Uptake (IIU) Team are excited to announce the launch of a free of charge 1-hour training session aimed at supporting early years settings in raising awareness of the importance of routine childhood immunisations and improving immunisation uptake rates across the South West.