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Early Years and Childcare Service Newsletter
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This newsletter contains the following items
- Ofsted - updates to the Early Years Inspection Handbook
- Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs
- Facebook - helping to spread the word
- Hempsall's Early Years (HEY) Free Online Conference
- Beezee Bodies
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Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework has been updated. Please follow the link for a summary of the changes. |
As part of the Department for Education’s Early Years Education COVID-19 Recovery Package, ‘The Stronger Practice Hubs programme’ will be launched in November 2022.
The programme aims to support settings to address the impact of the pandemic on young children, by sharing effective practice and building lasting local networks. Existing, well-established early years settings can apply to become Hubs, and will support other settings in their area to adopt evidence-based practice improvements.
Further information about the programme has been published on the Foundation Years website, including what becoming a Hub involves, an indication of the eligibility and selection criteria, and further details about the application process and timelines. The application process is expected to open on 15 August, running for 6 weeks until 23 September.
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A little reminder for providers that we have a dedicated Facebook page for families with young children, particularly highlighting:
- Searching for childcare
- Free and funded childcare for 2, 3 and 4 year olds
- Reminder dates to apply or reconfirm for 30 hours childcare
- Tax Free childcare and other forms of financial support for childcare
- Children Centre activities
- School Holiday activities
- Holiday Activity and Food Programme (HAF)
Like, share and follow at https://www.facebook.com/LBHChildrenandFamilies
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EYFS Reforms - one year on - lessons learned and future directions
Thursday 6 October - 09:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Aims:
- What have we learned?
- How do we consolidate and embed effective and impactful practice?
- Impact on practice and provision
- Where do we go next? From there to here and beyond, EYFS and shaping a new future
Speakers:
- Julian Grenier (Headteacher Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre, Director East London Research School)
- Jan Dubiel (ECEC adviser, consultant, trainer, writer & thinker)
- Gill Jones (Ofsted)
- Alison Hughes (Primary Director, Inspiration Trust MAT)
- Louisa Archer Hill, Lorna Davies (Warrington Council)
- DfE (invited)
Who is the conference for?
- LA EY and childcare teams
- Schools
- Early years and childcare providers of all types
- Stakeholder, partner and membership organisations
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Beezee Bodies are excited to share with you that they will be starting a new rotation of their 12-week in person and online sessions beginning 19 September. As a reminder, to be eligible for these programmes at least one child in the family (5-15 years) must be over their healthy weight range and live/go to school/be registered with a GP in Hounslow.
Referral Information
For family referrals: Children, siblings and families are invited to sign up at https://beezeebodies.com/programs/beezee-families/
For organisation/professional referrals: Any individual (health professional, spiritual leader, community member, teacher etc.) with parental consent can sign families up at Refer a Client to BeeZee Bodies
View September Timetable here
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