Early Years and Childcare Service newsletter autumn 2015

information for people working in childcare

South West Childcare and Education Show 
Westpoint, Exeter -  6 and 7 November
book your place now!

Visit the new look Early Years and Childcare Service website

• Like the Early Years and Childcare Service on Facebook
• Early Years Entitlement Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds
• Early Years Pupil Premium
• Funding principles for EYEF and 2gether
• Choking hazard of raw jelly
• Smoking in vehicles with children present illegal from October
• Have your say on UK minimum wage rates
• Goodbye to Rob Cornock
• Bookstart treasure packs
• Private Foster Care
• Childminders and Tax
• Professionals Online Safety Helpline
• Child and Parent Foster Care

• Safeguarding update 
• Updated safeguarding publications available
• Serve and protect - safeguarding article from the Manager of The Oaktree Day Nursery which appeared in the Pre-school Learning Alliance Under Fives publication

• Registration and Inspection news
• New and updated Ofsted guidance
• Themes from recent inspections

Updating your DISC information online

• Early Years Teacher Status
• Graduate Leader Fund
• Job vacancy service update
• Safeguarding training guide
• Visiting Specialist Early Years Professionals
• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications
• Early Years Educator FAQs
• National Living Wage
• Training to become a childminder
• Paediatric First Aid Training
• Funding available for GCSE science

News from Noel Quinn Ltd  Business Bites workshops CPMD meetings,  Ofsted good practice examples response to Government on childcare costs Noel Quinn on Facebook and Twitter

• Early Years and Childcare Service
• CPD online
• Ofsted
• Noel Quinn Support for Childminders
• DISC - Devon's Family Information Service
• Devon Community Directory

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We congratulate those settings who received Outstanding from Ofsted

Stockland and Yarcombe Pre-school

Little Angels Daycare

Munchkins Day Nursery

New sensory room at Tresillian Early Years

Research on twins at Colyton Caterpillars

Early Years Quality Improvement Project

Tennis fun at Cullompton Pre-school

Early Years Practitioner shortlisted for National Award

New book bags at Grafton Childcare

Woodside Nursery celebrate

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