{"id":19205,"date":"2026-01-15T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=19205"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:52:25","slug":"starting-next-week-early-years-inclusion-virtual-drop-in-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/starting-next-week-early-years-inclusion-virtual-drop-in-consultations\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting next week \u2013 early years inclusion virtual drop in consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our new model of weekly, locality-based virtual \u2018drop\u2011in\u2019 consultations will begin next week.<\/p>\n<p>These sessions offer a solution\u2011focused opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns relating to an individual child\u2019s development, or to explore aspects of SEND practice and provision within your setting.<\/p>\n<p>Each consultation will be co\u2011run by a Team Lead and a Senior Inclusion Practitioner, with attendance from an Early Years Quality and Inclusion Partner (EYQIP) and an Early Years Sufficiency and Welfare Advisor (EYSWA). Together, they will provide advice, support, and signposting tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Settings are encouraged to book a consultation to discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attendance, emotional dysregulation, or anxiety concerns<\/li>\n<li>Advice or support around SEND provision, including implementing a graduated approach, Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP), or targeted support<\/li>\n<li>Children who may be at risk of, or are already experiencing, a reduction in funded hours<\/li>\n<li>Transition planning and support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each appointment will last up to thirty minutes, and we ask that settings book only one slot per week. Bookings must be made within your designated locality. If additional capacity is required, more slots will be released.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: these consultations are for <strong>pre\u2011reception<\/strong> children only. Schools seeking support for reception\u2011aged children should continue to book a primary school SEND consultation slot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further note: if discussing a child, consent will need to be gained.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Book your place:<\/h2>\n<p>To book a slot for a drop in consultation, please use the link relevant to the location of your provision:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exeter and East &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office.com%2Fbook%2FEarlyYearsInclusionConsultationsExeterandEast1%40devoncc.onmicrosoft.com%2Fs%2FGEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2%3Fismsaljsauthenabled&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7C3ac496616aa44094c27608de5418a38a%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639040661947993891%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MZHpCfJUzG%2BnS4A%2FEwWjlrk4AurVff4%2FRybsHTjwQUs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years Inclusion Consultations &#8211; Exeter and East<\/a><\/li>\n<li>South and West &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office.com%2Fbook%2FEYConsultations%40devoncc.onmicrosoft.com%2Fs%2FGEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2%3Fismsaljsauthenabled&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7C3ac496616aa44094c27608de5418a38a%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639040661948017530%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DIhn5WT4p8fyLK9jUYAQ0943Mc%2FWI1LXdn2z6d74h8Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years Inclusion Consultations &#8211; South and West<\/a><\/li>\n<li>North and Mid &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office.com%2Fbook%2FEarlyYearsInclusionConsultationsNorthandMid%40devoncc.onmicrosoft.com%2Fs%2FGEKIRbr4ok2DtcRtFWQM4Q2%3Fismsaljsauthenabled&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7C3ac496616aa44094c27608de5418a38a%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639040661948037128%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WzUbJxdItXL2PkP65BIDMWKlRU%2BxtaHc%2FToiL3tbZp0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years Inclusion Consultations &#8211; North and Mid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our new model of weekly, locality-based virtual \u2018drop\u2011in\u2019 consultations will begin next week. These sessions offer a solution\u2011focused opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns relating to an individual child\u2019s development, or to explore aspects of SEND practice and provision within your setting. Please book your place now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 11:51:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19205"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19224,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19205\/revisions\/19224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}