 Welcome to the September edition of the childcare provider newsletter from the Early Years and Family Information Service teams.
DfE's consultation on a proposed increase to the application and annual fee paid to Ofsted by childcare providers closes on 9 October 2019.
 This is a reminder that the Department for Education has launched a consultation, which is seeking views on a proposed increase to the application fee and the annual fee paid to Ofsted by childcare providers on the Early Years Register with a view to changes coming into force from April 2020.
The DfE is also seeking views on the principles that should underpin a revised Early Years Register fee model to be introduced from April 2021.
The consultation, which was launched on 18 July, is available here and will close at 10am on 9 October 2019.
If, for exceptional reasons, you are unable to use the online system, for example because you use specialist accessibility software that is not compatible with the system, you may download a copy of the form from the Gov.UK/DfE Consultations website and email it to EarlyYearsFees.CONSULTATION@education.gov.uk or post it to:
Early Years Fees Consultation,
Early Years and Schools Group,
Department for Education,
2nd Floor, Sanctuary Buildings,
Great Smith Street,
London,
SW1P 3BT
If you have an enquiry related to the policy content of the consultation, you can contact the department by email at: EarlyYearsFees.CONSULTATION@education.gov.uk.
 Thank you to those of you who have already logged on to Provider Portal and updated your information via the ‘Self Update’ section. Quite a number of providers have done this but there are still quite a few who have not.
*Please note that this is for all providers not just those who are funded. The FIS has a statutory duty to ensure the information it provides to parents about registered childcare providers is up-to-date and correct and this is how we do this with your help.
If you have been on and checked but no changes were required at this time please ensure you indicated this to us by ticking the appropriate tick box on the ‘additional information’ page or writing a note to this effect in any ‘Comments for LA’ box found at the bottom of every page. You must then click on the ‘Submit’ button for this to reach us.
If you are unable to log into your Provider Portal account then please call us on 01724 296629 or email fis@northlincs.gov.uk so we can unlock your account or help you to reset your password if this has been forgotten.
 The FIS are recruiting for the next cohort of Parent Champions to join our currently active champions Emma and Joanne.
Parent Champions are parents or carers who have benefited from using the 2,3 or 4 year old funding, 30 hours or Tax Free Childcare and want to help other parents to access the funding they are entitled to.
The role is voluntary with no minimum or maximum amount of time the person needs to promise to devote to their Parent Champion work. Full training will be given and all champions have the support of a volunteer coordinator from within the FIS.
The role can fit in around full or part-time work or can be a useful stepping stone back in to work as it provides an opportunity to learn new, or brush up on old, skills and get a reference.
Please tell your parents about the Parent Champion scheme and if they would like more information they can call 01724 296629 or email fis@northlincs.gov.uk.
Schools, nurseries, colleges and family centres can now register for UK Road Safety Week 2019 (18-24 November) at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/educators.
Coordinated by charity Brake, the Week is a great opportunity to engage children of all ages with road safety by using free resources. These include assembly slides, lesson plans, guidance sheets, activity sheets, posters and digital content such as videos and games.
This year’s theme of 'Step up for Safe Streets' aims to raise awareness about how young people can step up and learn how to create a safe and healthy future and shout out for change.
 Beep Beep Days
Run a Beep Beep! Day to engage early years in road safety basics.
Beep Beep! Days with Timmy Time, sponsored by Churchill, are a great opportunity for early year’s educators to introduce children to road safety basics, with fun activities and resources provided by Brake, the road safety charity. Every year thousands of tots and infants aged 2-7 take part to help save little lives.
Every day, 500 children and young people are killed on roads around the world. Brake works to stop road deaths and injuries by campaigning for safer roads, and supports people bereaved or injured in road crashes.
To help UK early years get involved with the initiative, Brake produces a range of special resources to help little ones understand road safety basics, from the importance of holding a grown up’s hand to recognising when it’s safe to cross.
Everyone who registers to take part receives a free e- resource pack or can purchase a bumper pack for just £11.50 +VAT, per 50 children. The pack includes lots of fun and reusable road safety activities, including colouring sheets, posters, laminated activities, certificates, stickers and balloons! For this event the resources will feature characters from Timmy Time!
In 2018, over 2,500 nurseries, schools and childminders registered to take part, helping spread important messages to more than 350,000 children. The event also provides an ideal opportunity to fundraise for Brake by dressing in stripy clothes in exchange for donations. Funds raised help the charity in its work to support bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims, and campaign for safer roads.
For more information visit brakezebras.org/beep or email beepbeep@brake.org.uk.
My name is Rachel Downs and I am a Regional Makaton Tutor. I wanted to let you know that I am running the Makaton Foundation training at Ashby Community Centre in Scunthorpe on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November.
Makaton is an inclusive language programme that includes signing, symbols and speech. It helps children and adults with communication or learning difficulties to develop their communication and language skills effectively and also helps children in mainstream education develop better reading, literacy, comprehension and thinking skills.
By learning Makaton you can help these children and adults develop their communication skills and help develop inclusion in your setting and in the community.
The Foundation training is a 2 day course where you learn 250 signs and symbols from the core vocabulary stages 1-4 and the additional vocabulary through different activities, games and lectures.
You receive the four participants manuals, the books with the signs and symbols you learn and a certificate. The cost is £130 and there are free refreshments.
If you would like more information or would like to book on, please message me here or email downs.stuart@sky.com.
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