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How to keep children safe this Halloween
The Child Accident Prevention Trust have shared some excellent advice with a summary poster on how to stay safe this Halloween. Please share with your families.
NPQ in Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL)
Teach First are inviting applications for the NPQ in Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL). Applications close on Monday 3rd November 2025.
Double disadvantage?
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from poorer families are being left behind, a report into England’s education system warns.
Togetherness – access resources and training for families, adults and children
Devon County Council (Public Health), in partnership with Togetherness, offers families, adults, and children, free access to online learning courses, to better understand and manage emotional health and relationships in daily life.
Early years and childcare job adverts – w/c 13/10/2025
View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.
Funding Friday
It’s Funding Friday and this week we have information from the Toy Trust.
Devon County Council re-design of education and learning services – early years and childcare update: 10 October 2025
Welcome to our fourth update on the ongoing redesign of Devon’s Education and Learning Services, specifically focusing on Early Years and Childcare. This week we are able to share who will be working in which locality and their contact details.
Early years funding – meeting the requirements of the statutory guidance
As we start the new academic year with the final roll-out of the working entitlements, we want to ensure that all providers are compliant when delivering the early years funding entitlements to families in Devon.
Opportunities for expanding childcare in Devon
If you are a childcare provider and want to expand your portfolio or an individual wanting to set up your first nursery, please visit our ‘opportunities for development’ website where we will post opportunities that may be of interest to you.
Childcare workforce recruitment and retention – advice for early years and childcare providers
Childcare Works have put together a resource to support childcare workforce recruitment.