Information for childcare providers

Fully funded places have become available at the recognising and responding to neglect conference which will take place on Tuesday 10th December (9.30am – 4pm) at Westpoint Conference Centre, Nr. Exeter.

Information around the new changes for childminders and childcare on domestic premises. There is also a webinar for childminders running on 16 December from 7pm to 8pm focussing on the importance of the prime areas of learning.

Have you recently taken over responsibility for using the Provider Portal or need a refresher? The Early Years Funding Team will be running virtual training sessions in January on to how to complete your Spring Headcount and Amendment tasks

We would like to congratulate one of our Devon Childminders on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspections. Well done!

Learn Devon has a number of skills and development qualifications to help you along the way including the Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner. Enrol now for courses starting in January 2025.

Monthly newsletter from Devon Family Hubs.

The Autism Education Trust have produced a helpful checklist to support children with autism. 

Children born between 01/09/2020 and 31/08/2021 are entitled to start full time Primary Education in September 2025. The online application facility is now open and closes at midnight on 15th January 2025. Please promote the application facility with families within your settings.

As announced by the Chancellor in September, Department for Education will be introducing free breakfast clubs in up to 750 early adopter schools from April 2025 as part of a test and learn phase in advance of national roll out. 

Children in Devon aged five to 16-years-old who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals are invited to take part in our action-packed Holiday Activities and Food programme this festive season.