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Bulletin 236

25th May 2022

Welcome to our new style Early Years and Childcare bulletin. Previous bulletins are still available at: Cheshire East Early years and Childcare Bulletin

Look out for...

BookTrust Jubilee book recommendation

Look out for a Jubilee themed book recommended by the Cheshire BookTrust team.

Covid-19

Using data from 19 May 2022, there have been:

• 382 cases in the previous 7 days
• 493 cases in the prior 7 days (up to 12 May)
• 99 cases per 100,000 population in the previous 7 days
• 78 cases in England per 100,000 in the previous 7 days 

Actions from Education Recovery Group – step down of COVID helpline

As COVID19 cases are continuing to fall across the borough it has been agreed that the COVID helpline will be stepped down with effect from 30 June 2022. The COVID19 reporting form will remain open for schools/settings to report serious episode but will not be continually monitored.

Support and advice is still available via the COVID inbox – COVID19@cheshireeast.gov.uk. Please email with any queries and we will respond by phone or email.

Business Support

Cheshire East Council 2022 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment - Parents and Carers Survey

Cheshire East Council are updating their Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA), which seeks to find out whether local parents and carers can access the childcare of their choice. By completing this survey parents and carers can help Cheshire East know what works well or what could change when it comes to choosing and using childcare. The survey is open until 10 June 2022 – please can providers share the link below with parents on a regular basis until then. It is really important that we get as big a response as possible. Please promote to parents and carers that if they complete the survey they can be entered into the prize draw to win a family ticket to the opening night of ALADDIN at Crewe Lyceum Theatre. The Pantomime is running from Friday 16 December 2022 to Sunday 8 January 2023. The Pantomime graphic can be used to promote the survey and prize draw on your social media pages. Cheshire East Council 2022 Childcare Sufficiency AssessmentParents and Carers Survey (surveymonkey.co.uk)

FEEE – Afghan and Ukrainian children

Afghan and Ukrainian children aged 2, 3 and 4 years old living in Cheshire East are entitled to 15 hours early education irrespective of the immigration status of the child or their parent(s). To claim FEEE funding for children from Afghanistan or Ukraine, please add their details to the Provider Portal in the usual way. Should the Provider Portal be closed, please email the FEEE Team (FEEE@cheshireeast.gov.uk) who will update your funding claim.

In addition, please also complete the short form (link below), enabling the authority to monitor take-up of the free entitlement.  Please complete this form each time an Afghan or Ukrainian child starts or leaves your setting. If any Afghan or Ukrainian children currently attend your setting, please retrospectively complete this form and continue to use the form as you have any new starters or leavers.

https://forms.office.com/r/RN5KbkKrzL

Working in Partnership

MMR vaccine - Letter for parents of children due to start school

The Screening and Immunisation Team have produced a letter for parents of children due to start school to ensure they are up to date with their MMR vaccine.

The current MMR posters in use can be ordered or downloaded below.

Parenting Journey

50 things to do together before you're 5

Coming up to the May holidays, please remind your parents about the Parenting Journeys '50 things to do together before you're 5'. Don't forget that lots of these activities can be adapted to have a Jubilee theme and fit into your celebrations!

EYFS Learning and Development

SEND

PSED, SLCN and SEND Consultation dates

PSED consultations

27^th June 1-3pm

SEND Consultations – Mid-Cheshire settings

14^th June

29^th June

5^th July

SEND Consultations – North and South settings

16^th June

SLCN consultations

1^st July

To book your place, please log onto the Early Years Online Shop.   

Continuous Professional Development

Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads

The next Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Clusters are on 15th June 10am - 12pm and 16th June 6.30pm - 8.30pm. There will be a focus on the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership’s responsibilities and support it can offer to providers.

New to the Role of the DSL is on 24th June 9.30am - 4pm. This course provides information and guidance to practitioners new to the role of the DSL.

To book your place, please log onto the Early Years Online Shop.   

Musical 2’s

“Music is a way in which we can connect with others – it is powerful force. It has the potential to shape babies and children’s development in a range of ways which is why music should feature in every EY settings curriculum” – Penny Tassoni Nov 21

Please join us for Let’s Talk 2’s network “The Rhythms gonna get you”

Where we will have the opportunity to explore:

What – do we mean by “music” for 2’s

Why - is music important for 2’s

Where – is music happening for 2’s

How – are 2’s exploring and playing with sounds

New dates: 7^th June – 9.30-11am and 8^th June – 1.30-3pm

Early Years and Childcare Provider Networks – 13^th and 14^th July

Our final networking opportunities this term for Owners, Managers and Leaders of Cheshire East Early Years and Childcare settings, including childminders, will take place on 13^th and 14^th July via Teams. During this session we will be taking you on a journey from pre-birth to a child starting school. We will share with you the assessment opportunities, leaflets and guidance available to support you and the children in your setting. Details will be shared about the menu of offer available to you and your parents within the local children's centres.

Updates will also be provided from across the Early Start Team covering Ofsted inspection reports, Operation Encompass, Communication and Language Pathway and more.

To book your place, please log onto the Early Years Online Shop.   

Our upcoming training courses

EYFS

Explore the EYFS Part 1 ‘The Learning and Development requirements’ and Part 2  ‘Assessment’ of the Statutory Framework – 10^th June 10am-12pm via Teams

Communication and Language

Attachment and Communication – 16^th & 17^th June 1-4pm via Teams

2 year olds

Progress Check and Integrated Review at 2 – 16^th June 9.30-11.30am via Teams

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements – 23^rd June 10am-12pm via Teams

SEND

Making sense of Autism (Tier 1) – 14^th June 9.30-11.30am via Teams

PSED

What is my behaviour trying to tell you? – 20^th June & 4^th July 1-3pm via Teams

The last network meetings this term will take place on the following dates:

DSL network – 15^th June 10.00am-12.00pm or 16^th June 6.30-8.30pm – via Teams

SENCO network – 21^st June 6.30-8.30pm, 22^nd June 9.30-11.30am or 1.30-3.30pm via Teams

Early Language Lead network – 23^rd June 2.00-4.00pm at YMCA, Crewe,  24^th June 10.00am-12.00pm via Teams or 28^th June 10.00am-12.00pm at Oakenclough Children’s Centre

To book your place, please log onto the Early Years Online Shop

Don't Forget!

Quality Improvement and the Early Years Reforms – part 6

In last weeks bulletin we considered how to support:

… “the voice of a child and self-regulation

The articles are based on the 7 Features of Effective Practice (Julian Grenier, 2021)