Exciting opportunity to join the Early Years and Childcare Service
The Early Years and Childcare Service are currently recruiting for an Early Years Support Assistant. Closing date 29 April.
Funding training and information sessions and NEW ‘early years funding updates’ webpage
The Early Years Funding Team will be running some funding training and information sessions for providers in the summer term. Next dates are: ‘Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)’ on Mon 22 April at 7pm, and ‘Calculating funding sessions for summer’ on Weds 24 April at 7pm.
Ofsted updates and amendments for April 2024
Ofsted have updated a number of documents, and whilst these changes are minor, you do need to ensure you are working to the most up to date document. Updates include: information for all early years and childcare providers and information for parents.
Health protection in education and early years settings webinar – Thursday 25th April, 4pm – 5pm
This free webinar, run by the UK Health Security Agency South West Health Protection Team, will give attendees the opportunity to learn about childhood infections in early years and educational setting. Book your place on the session running on Thursday 25 April at 4pm.
National wraparound programme – survey for providers
We would like all childcare providers to provide up to date information about the wraparound childcare they offer by completing this short questionnaire by Friday 3rd May 2024. Thank you.
Congratulations to our Outstanding providers!
We would like to congratulate Oak Tree Nursery in Ilfracombe on achieving their second consecutive Outstanding Ofsted rating and we would also like to congratulate Buckfastleigh primary school on achieving outstanding for their early years provision. Well done!
Early Years Foundation Stage conference: giving all our children a voice – Thursday 3 October 2024 at Sandy Park, Exeter (9am – 4pm)
Join us for our annual EYFS conference to share, discuss and update practice, knowledge and skills in support of early years children. This year we will explore how we can give all our children, including those with SEND, and EAL, the speech and language skills, and the confidence they need, to speak and be heard. Book now to enjoy the early bird price of £75 (expires 24 May 2024).
Bookstart pre-schooler packs
We are collecting orders for BookTrust pre-schooler packs for those children in targeted areas of Exeter, so please look out for the email in the next week. The closing date for orders is: Friday 26th April 2024.
Devon family hubs monthly newsletter – March 2024
Take a look at the Devon family hubs monthly newsletter for March.
Early years and childcare job adverts – w/c 15/04/2024
View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.