{"id":10244,"date":"2021-03-17T11:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?page_id=10244"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:51:57","slug":"early-years-and-childcare-adviser-contacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/early-years-and-childcare-adviser-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Years and Childcare Service &#8211; meet the team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>This page is under development.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"accordion \" data-accordion data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\" ><li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac1\" id=\"head1\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac1\">Early Years and Childcare Service - Localities <\/a><div id=\"mac1\" aria-labelledby=\"head1\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>The Early Years and Childcare Service teams are locality based. Below is a map showing the three locality areas of Devon. The three areas are: Exeter and East, North and Mid and South and West.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18804\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18804 size-full\" role=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/10\/map.svg\" alt=\"Locality map of Devon.\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early Years and Childcare Service locality map.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac2\" id=\"head2\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac2\">Early Years and Childcare Service - Structure <\/a><div id=\"mac2\" aria-labelledby=\"head2\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>structure<\/strong> of each locality team is set out below with the early years section highlighted in \u2018green\u2019 and the schools section highlighted in \u2018blue\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18805\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18805 size-full\" role=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/10\/structure.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Structure of each locality team within the Early Years and Childcare Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<h2>Our team contacts:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"accordion \" data-accordion data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\" ><li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac1\" id=\"head1\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac1\">North and Mid Devon <\/a><div id=\"mac1\" aria-labelledby=\"head1\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<div class=\"table-scroll\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Learning community<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Team Leads<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Locality Service Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Amy Fedrick<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Amy.fedrick@devon.gov.uk\">Amy.fedrick@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">All of North and Mid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Team Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Nikki Phillips<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Nikki.phillips@devon.gov.uk\">Nikki.phillips@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">All of North and Mid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Inclusion Practitioners (EYIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Senior Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (SEYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Mercy Darby<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\"><a href=\"mailto:Mercy.darby@devon.gov.uk\">Mercy.darby@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">All of North and Mid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Helen Dickerson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\"><a href=\"mailto:Helen.dickerson@devon.gov.uk\">Helen.dickerson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Barnstaple, Torrington, Braunton, Ilfracombe, Lynton, Bideford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Nicola Martin<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Nicola.martin@devon.gov.uk\">Nicola.martin@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Bideford, Holsworthy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Lindsay Kuzara<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Lindsay.Kuzara@devon.gov.uk\">Lindsay.kuzara@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Crediton, Tiverton, South Molton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Debra Heywood<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Debra.heywood@devon.gov.uk\">Debra.heywood@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Culm Valley, Tiverton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Maja Hatton<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:maja.hatton@devon.gov.uk\">maja.hatton@devon.gov.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of North and Mid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partners (EYQIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Sally Rice<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\"><a href=\"mailto:Sally.rice@devon.gov.uk\">Sally.rice@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Braunton, Bideford, Holsworthy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Emily Jaworski (temporary cover)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\"><a href=\"mailto:emily.jaworski@devon.gov.uk\">emily.jaworski@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Torrington, Chulmleigh, South Molton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Karen Salter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Karen.salter@devon.gov.uk\">Karen.salter@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Crediton, Tiverton, Culm Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 36px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisors (EYSWA)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 64px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 64px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 64px\">Liz Carroll<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 64px\"><a href=\"mailto:Liz.Carroll@devon.gov.uk\">Liz.carroll@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 64px\">Torrington, Bideford, Holsworthy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Helen Stephenson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\"><a href=\"mailto:Helen.Stephenson@devon.gov.uk\">Helen.stephenson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">South Molton, Tiverton,<br \/>\nCulm Valley, Crediton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Katy Vallance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\"><a href=\"mailto:Katy.Vallance@devon.gov.uk\">Katy.vallance@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 96px\">Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Braunton, Chulmleigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac2\" id=\"head2\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac2\">Exeter and East Devon <\/a><div id=\"mac2\" aria-labelledby=\"head2\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<div class=\"table-scroll\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Name\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Learning community<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;height: 24px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Team Leads<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Locality Service Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Katie Johnson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Katie.johnson@devon.gov.uk\">Katie.johnson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of Exeter and East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Team Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Tamsin Robertson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Tamsin.robertson@devon.gov.uk\">Tamsin.robertson@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of Exeter and East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Inclusion Practitioners (EYIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Senior Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (SEYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Donna Lester<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Donna.lester@devon.gov.uk\">Donna.lester@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of Exeter and East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Jemma Harrison<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Jemma.harrison@devon.gov.uk\">Jemma.harrison@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Rachael Schaechter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Rachael.schaechter@devon.gov.uk\">Rachael.schaechter@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Exmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Amanda Hawkins<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Amanda.hawkins@devon.gov.uk\">Amanda.hawkins@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><span data-teams=\"true\">Lily Sherlock<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:lily.sherlock@devon.gov.uk\">lily.sherlock@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of Exeter and East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partners (EYQIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Julie Paddick<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\"><a href=\"mailto:Julie.paddick@devon.gov.uk\">Julie.paddick@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 72px\">Axe Valley, Exeter Central and Chestnut, Honiton, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Louise Carter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Louise.carter@devon.gov.uk\">Louise.carter@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Beacon, Clyst Vale, Exmouth, West Exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisors (EYSWA)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Alexa Gill<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Alexa.gill@devon.gov.uk\">Alexa.gill@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Exeter Central and Chestnut, West Exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Kerry Thorne<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Kerry.thorne@devon.gov.uk\">\u00a0Kerry.thorne@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Axe Valley, Honiton, Ottery St Mary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Neil Copland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Neil.copland@devon.gov.uk\">Neil.copland@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Exeter Beacon, Exmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Nik Wills<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><a href=\"mailto:Nik.wills@devon.gov.uk\">Nik.wills@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Clyst Vale, Sidmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac3\" id=\"head3\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac3\">South and West <\/a><div id=\"mac3\" aria-labelledby=\"head3\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<div class=\"table-scroll\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><strong>Learning community<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Team Leads<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Locality Service Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Sam Chapman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Samantha.Chapman@devon.gov.uk\">Samantha.Chapman@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of South and West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Team Lead<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Sue Bolt<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Sue.bolt@devon.gov.uk\">Sue.bolt@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of South and West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Inclusion Practitioners (EYIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Senior Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (SEYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Mandy Astin<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Amanda.astin@devon.gov.uk\">Amanda.astin@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">All of South and West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Marie Loader<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Marie.loader@devon.gov.uk\">Marie.loader@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Chudleigh, Totnes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Cara Lye<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Cara.lye@devon.gov.uk\">Cara.lye@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Chudleigh, Totnes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Jacqueline Goult<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Jacqueline.goult@devon.gov.uk\">Jacqueline.goult@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Totnes, South Brent, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Hatherleigh, Tavistock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Inclusion Practitioner (EYIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Helen Barton<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Helen.barton@devon.gov.uk\">Helen.barton@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Tavistock, Okehampton, Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Woolwell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 100%;height: 24px\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partners (EYQIP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Sarah Murts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Sarah.murts@devon.gov.uk\">Sarah.murts@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Totnes, Kingsbridge, Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Tavistock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Ella Rice<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Ella.rice@devon.gov.uk\">Ella.rice@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Okehampton, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Teign Valley, South Dartmoor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisors (EYSWA)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">Lorna Pitts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\"><a href=\"mailto:Lorna.pitts@devon.gov.uk\">Lorna.pitts@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px\">\n<p>Totnes, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Dartmouth<\/p>\n<p>(temporarily covering Tavistock)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 120px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 120px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 120px\">Beth Trantham<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 120px\"><a href=\"mailto:Beth.trantham@devon.gov.uk\">Beth.trantham@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 120px\">Currently on secondment until the 30th June 2026 as HAF Co-ordinator. Upon their return there will be a further review of areas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 88px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 88px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 88px\">Sharon Gehringer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 88px\"><a href=\"mailto:Sharon.gehringer@devon.gov.uk\">Sharon.gehringer@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 88px\">Newton Abbot, South Dartmoor, Teign Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Cover on adhoc basis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 48px\">Teignmouth, Dawlish, Okehampton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac4\" id=\"head4\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac4\">Early years funding team <\/a><div id=\"mac4\" aria-labelledby=\"head4\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>We process and administer the Early Years Entitlement Funding for under 5s. This includes the 2 year old funding for families receiving additional support, universal entitlement for 3 &amp; 4 year olds, Working Entitlement for eligible children of all ages, Early Years Pupil Premium, Disability Access Funding and SEN Individual Inclusion Funding.<\/p>\n<p>We provide an Early Years Funding Helpdesk that is usually available from 9.00am to 4.00pm, Monday \u2013 Friday. This is primarily for providers to contact us if they have any queries or questions with regards to Early Years Funding.<\/p>\n<p>We process applications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>from new providers wishing to register to accept the Early Years Entitlement Funding<\/li>\n<li>for children who may be entitled to 2-year-old funding<\/li>\n<li>for Disability Access Funding<\/li>\n<li>for children who may be entitled to SEN Individual Inclusion Funding.<\/li>\n<li>We also provide administrative support to our locality teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Providers can contact us by telephoning the Early Years Funding Helpdesk on 01392 385530 or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:eyef@devon.gov.uk\">eyef@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marie Stone: Early Years Accountant<\/li>\n<li>Louise Smith: Early Years Funding Team Lead<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Smith: Early Years Support Officer<\/li>\n<li>Karen Baker: Early Years Support Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Alison Wilkinson: Early Years Support Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Phi Huynh-Baldock: SEN Administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac5\" id=\"head5\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac5\">Early years and childcare data and sufficiency <\/a><div id=\"mac5\" aria-labelledby=\"head5\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p><strong>Key roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We analyse data and write the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/childcare-sufficiency\/childcare-sufficiency-assessment\/#:~:text=Childcare%20Sufficiency%20Assessment%20Annual%20Childcare%20Sufficiency%20Reports%20will,meeting%20its%20statutory%20duty%20to%20secure%20sufficient%20childcare.\">Childcare Sufficiency Annual Report<\/a>\u00a0for parents and County Councillors to see how we are meeting the duty to ensure there is enough high quality, inclusive, accessible and affordable early years and childcare provision<\/li>\n<li>We monitor and report on the take up of funded hours and places (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/business-finance-and-funding\/early-education-for-2-3-and-4-year-olds\/\">universal entitlement, extended entitlement, 2 year old funding<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/business-finance-and-funding\/early-years-pupil-premium\/\">EYPP<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/business-finance-and-funding\/disability-access-fund-daf\/\">DAF,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/business-finance-and-funding\/inclusion-funding\/\">Inclusion Funding<\/a>) so the Early Years and Childcare Advisers (EYCAS) can support providers to improve take up. This is also reported back to the Department for Education<\/li>\n<li>Our team oversees and manages the Provider Self Update and Find Childcare<\/li>\n<li>Our work takes into account changes to the local population, postcodes, new housing developments etc. We also monitor and report on Ofsted outcomes in early years and childcare settings and schools where they manage nurseries and governor run preschools. The Ofsted data informs the work the EYCAS and Early Years Consultants (EYC) do as part of Early Years One process to improve quality<\/li>\n<li>The surveys sent to parents about the supply and demand of and for childcare come from our team. We also consider the ages of children, whether they have SEND and what childcare is needed to different working families and where<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:childcareinformation-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\">childcareinformation-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0is managed by our team<\/li>\n<li>We send out the invitations to families that may have an eligible 2 year old directing them to the Citizens Portal to check their eligibility. We also send out follow up communications if parents have not taken up a place or not checked their eligibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fran leads on the development of early years provision in schools, nursery admissions and policy within the service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early years and Childcare Sufficiency Lead<\/strong>: Fran Butler:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fran.butler@devon.gov.uk\">fran.butler@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383000<\/p>\n<p>Early Years and Childcare Data Analysts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wayne Pearce:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wayne.pearce@devon.gov.uk\">wayne.pearce@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 385448<\/li>\n<li>Gemma Cockerham:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gemma.cockerham@devon.gov.uk\">gemma.cockerham@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383000<\/li>\n<li>Louise Perry:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Louise.Perry@devon.gov.uk\">Louise.Perry@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assistant Management Information Officer (Early Years and Childcare):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ricardo Silva:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ricardo.silva@devon.gov.uk\">ricardo.silva@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Research and Evaluation Manager:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nick Owens:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nick.owens@devon.gov.uk\">nick.owens@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nick is responsible for managing early years and childcare and family hub data collection and analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac6\" id=\"head6\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac6\">Early years workforce development <\/a><div id=\"mac6\" aria-labelledby=\"head6\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>The Workforce Development Team can support all early years and childcare practitioners in Devon with the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recruitment: supporting early years and childcare providers to advertise early years job adverts<\/li>\n<li>Training: supporting early years and childcare providers to access training opportunities on\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devoneducationservices.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Education Services Shop<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For General Enquiries email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eycs@devon.gov.uk\">eywd@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workforce Development Administrator, Natalie Elston:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:natalie.elston@devon.gov.uk\">natalie.elston@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 383844<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac7\" id=\"head7\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac7\">Holidays, activities and food programme (HAF) <\/a><div id=\"mac7\" aria-labelledby=\"head7\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>The HAF programme provides enriching activities and hot meals for children who are eligible for Benefit related Free School Meals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/family-support\/haf-programme\/\">Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme \u2013 Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAF Co-ordinator, Beth Trantham: <span data-teams=\"true\"><a id=\"menurpn\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"mailto:haf@devon.gov.uk\" href=\"mailto:haf@devon.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link haf@devon.gov.uk\">haf@devon.gov.uk<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\r\n<a href=\"#mac8\" id=\"head8\" role=\"tab\" class=\"accordion-title\" aria-controls=\"mac8\">Wraparound childcare <\/a><div id=\"mac8\" aria-labelledby=\"head8\" class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><div class=\"targetclass\" >\n<p>I manage the funding applications and process for the Wraparound Childcare programme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/for-providers\/wrap-around-childcare\/\">Wraparound childcare \u2013 Information for childcare providers (devon.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wraparound Childcare Programme Lead, Tania Skinner:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tania.skinner@devon.gov.uk\">tania.skinner@devon.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0or 01392 381990<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is under development. 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