Early Years and Childcare Service newsletter spring 2014

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Early Years and Childcare Service
Devon County Council
Newsletter

spring 2014

information for people working in childcare

Welcome to the spring edition of the Early Years and Childcare Service newsletter

 
News

Make sure parents and carers are aware of the deadline date (15 January) for primary school admissions for next year's rising 5s

Childminder Safeguarding Audits - have you completed yours yet?

2 year old funding - spring information workshops, capacity information survey and workforce questions, your views are sought by the DfE about their website, new Ofsted poster for parents and carers about childcare

Safegaurding

Guidance for developing photos from your setting

Changes to the Early Years and Childcare Service Mash Duty Team

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline, Devon Safeguarding Children Board e-briefings, workshop for providers in Northern Devon

Workforce Development

The next Early Years Teacher programme starts in September, find out how you could become one

Financial support for qualifications at level 3 or above

Who to apply to for Safeguarding Training

News roundup including national minimum wage, qualification checker, fully funded job vacancy service, provider network meetings

Registration and Inspection Support

Revised Ofsted inspection framework, DBS update service, good practice report on information sharing

Themes from recent Ofsted inspections

DISC
Community Directory

DISC has joined with the Devon Community Directory

Childminder support banner

News from Noel Quinn Ltd

Dates of Childminder Professional Development meetings, success of childminding conference

Are you interested in becoming a Funded Childminder?  Find out more

Children's Centres

We welcome new Children's Centre Adviser John Bryant, Partnership Agreements between childcare providers and children's centres 

 
Congratulations

We congratulate those settings who received Outstanding from Ofsted


Early Years Professionals

Find out how you can visit a Specialist Early Years Professional to gain ideas and advice


Localities

Activites, events and news from around the county

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This newsletter is produced by Devon County Council’s Early Years and Childcare Service.
The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of Devon County Council.