Information for childcare providers

News and updates from Devon Family Hubs.

Are you interested in working with children in a school or childcare setting? Learn Devon has a number of courses and qualifications to help you along the way.

This week we have funding streams from: ‘The Clothworkers’ Foundation’; ‘Bernard Sunley Foundation grants’; ‘The Steel Charitable Trust’; ‘BBC Children in Need’; ‘Garfield Weston Foundation’ and ‘Tesco Stronger Starts Fund’.

A welcome to New Academic Year from Nikki Phillips Early Years and Childcare Service Operational Lead.

We are happy to share with you the Application Form, Terms and Conditions, Information and Guidance and Scoring Matrix for the Childcare Expansion Capital Grant. 

Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling early years providers / schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse. The new system went live in August.

Sustainability funding available for childcare settings offering wraparound provision. Online briefing sessions are running in September and October to enable you to learn more about the wraparound programme. We are also running sessions on Wraparound childcare tax credits and SEND funding.

The Early Years Funding Team will be running virtual training sessions around how to complete your Autumn Headcount and Amendment tasks. Sessions will run on 13 and 23 September.

View the latest training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners in Devon.

An update on supply costs for those undertaking the Early Years Professional Development Programme.