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December 2023
The team would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you find some time to relax and spend time with family and friends.
This year has been another busy year with plenty of on-going challenges for us all. There has, however, been much to celebrate including your contribution towards the Early Years Foundation Stage results which were above the national average, the School Readiness event that supported children and families with transition to school, an increasing number of children with quality transition summaries in place and for those that required additional support Education Health and Care Plans and lastly the NSPCC e-safety safeguarding session which was a pilot for North Lincolnshire and will be rolled out to other areas.
Finally, thank you all for your commitment to your children and families. I hope you will take a moment to reflect and celebrate your successes as a team throughout the year.
From 2nd January 2024, eligible working parents can apply for 15 hours childcare for their two-year-old. Parents have until 31st March to apply for a code, with the best timing being mid-January to the end of February in case they need to provide further information to support their application.
To apply for a childcare code each parent needs to be working and earning the equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum/living wage and under £100,000 adjusted net income per year. This means that each parent needs to earn from just over £8,600 per year to be eligible for 15 hours a week of childcare during term time.
There is more information on the childcare support available to parents on the Childcare Choices website, where they can explore the early education entitlements and other government help with childcare costs.
This is for those parents eligible for the working parent entitlement. Parents of disadvantaged two year olds, still apply for their code through the council website.
This toolkit, written by the Nation Deaf Children's Society, builds understanding of the barriers that deaf children may experience in early years settings and provides information and activities to create positive mental health.
Deaf babies and children face a unique set of barriers to accessing communication and language, which can directly impact their relationship with others, their learning and their mental health and wellbeing. Providing tailored support to them, as well as their non-deaf peers, can build the foundations for good emotional health and mental health. Download and share the toolkit here
The Directory of training and CPD opportunities for the Spring Term 2024 has been sent out and we hope you have shared it with all your staff members.
Introduction to Working Within the EYFS (IWWEYFS) training
Do you have new staff at your early years setting? Or perhaps you have teachers or teaching assistants who are new to EYFS within your school?
The ‘Introduction to Working Within the EYFS’ training is ideal for practitioners who are new or returning to working within an early years provision such as a day nursery, pre-school or within a school nursery or reception class who either do not have formal early years training or would like a refresher of the current EYFS requirements. More information can be found on page 43 of the Directory.
All courses are at Ashby Community Hub, 6.30pm-8.30pm and cost £20.60 unless otherwise stated:
Introduction to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Tuesday 16th January 2024
Safeguarding Awareness - Wednesday 17th January 2024 - 6pm-9pm - FREE
Overview of the Learning, Development and Assessment Requirements of the EYFS -
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 - 6pm-9pm
Supporting the Childminding Business and HMRC Requirements - Wednesday 24th January 2024
Introduction to Emotional Development, Communication and Language and Children's Behaviour in the Early Years - Part 1 Tuesday 30th January 2024, Part 2 Tuesday 6th February 2024
EYFS Documentation - Wednesday 31st January 2024
Introduction to Equality, Inclusion and SEND - Wednesday 7th February 2024
To request a place, please use this link and complete the link: IWW Booking Form. Closing date for bookings is one week prior to the course date.
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The Early Years Alliance is holding the above as an online training session on Tuesday 16 January 2024 9.30am -1pm. Session will cover:
- identify and understand the statutory guidance around working with babies and toddlers age birth to two years
- recognise the importance of secure attachments and how to develop secure relationships
- be aware of how babies' brains develop in the first 1001 days of life
- explore the importance of the responsive adult in supporting the prime areas of learning and development
- unlock the power of the enabling learning environment to embed inspirational practice
Cost: £35 for EYA members, £50 for Non members. Attendees will receive a FREE copy of the EYA publication Patterns of Care.
For further information or to book a place please use this link.
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The following courses are starting after Christmas.
Baby Courses
- Baby Massage - Ashby Community Hub
- Baby Yoga - Oasis Henderson Avenue School & Barton Family Hub
- Baby Sign - Ashby Community Hub
Toddler/Pre-School Courses
- Book Chatter - West Street Family Hub
- Let's Move Together - Ashby Community Hub
For more information, please click the above links.
First Steps Forward is a voluntary organisation within VANL working alongside our delivery partners who are MIND, Westcliff Community Works and Crosby Community Association.
We are a new family support service in which volunteers, who are carefully selected, trained and managed by our Family Support Coordinators, work with families living in the Scunthorpe area, with at least one child under 5, or expecting a new baby, who are struggling with adversity, inequality or disadvantage.
First Steps Forward is set up to support you and your family achieve any of these aims:
- Help you to be a better parent
- Offer practical non-judgemental help and advice with the problems you face
- Help keep you and your children safe
- Work with you to improve your relationships within your family and other agencies such as schools, health visitors and other professionals.
- Offer support with unresolved trauma, mental and or physical health
- Support you around your own needs and aspirations, help you to achieve goals
If you would like to benefit from our help and advice, or would like more information you can contact us yourself, or you can be referred by any agencies your family is involved with. Please note that First Steps Forward is independent and confidential and we will only share information about you or your family with your prior consent, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Your involvement is entirely voluntary and needs to be with your agreement.
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