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 Young skin is delicate and very easily damaged by the sun. All children, no matter whether they tan easily or not, should be protected from the sun. View our updated sun safe document for top tips for protecting children in the sun, recommendations to include in your policy and links to further information and advice.
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Please
always refer to the Services Network website for the most accurate, up to date
venue and timings of training workshops. Inevitably, published copies of the Early Years and Childcare Training and Development Programme can quickly become out of date. The website
is live and can be amended at any time so we always ensure this is the most up
to date information. Your booking confirmation email will also detail the
confirmed venue and time of booked workshops and courses.
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The Parental Declaration Form has been updated to be GDPR compliant. Please use the new version.
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Whilst attending a Locality Network Meeting a Health Visitor was pleased to receive some really positive feedback on their service. While reporting on the roll out of the new ECHO programme, a Nursery Manager noted that they have noticed an improvement in the communication between Health Visitors and the nursery. They noted that within two weeks of a child starting at the Nursery, the Health Visitor had already contacted them and commenced joint working.
This is really great news to hear and a timely reminder of the changes Health Visiting are making to their delivery and the opportunities they present for greater integration between them and early years providers!
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Universal Offer
Portsmouth Health Visiting service has recently introduced
some changes in the way the service is being delivered. All families will
continue to receive the five mandated contacts as part of the Healthy Child
Programme from pre-birth to 2 - 2.5 years from the Health Visiting Team.
The first two contacts, one in the antenatal period and one
in the first few weeks of baby’s life will continue to be offered at family
homes. The following three contacts, at 6 - 8 weeks of age, 1 year and 2 - 2.5 years
will be offered as an appointment at a local Family Hub in the city.
Currently demand for these appointments is high and we are
working to adapt our invite letter to sign post families where they have no
concerns about their child’s development to our new website which
links to the Wessex Healthier together website which is full of helpful
information for both parents and professionals.
The service has also launched a new text messaging service called Solent Pulse. Parents can use text service Monday-Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Download the poster here.
Another useful digital resource for parents is the Baby
Buddy free app that guides you through pregnancy, birth, parenting and beyond.
As Early Years providers, please do not hesitate to contact
the Health Visiting Service if you have any concerns about a child's development or you feel
extra support is required.
The new contact number for the Health Visiting Service is 0300 123 6629.
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The Health Visiting Team will continue to work with families outside of these contacts if there is a need for extra help and support at any time from pre-birth to 5 years with help and advice around areas such as sleep, behaviour, toileting, healthy eating etc.
Targeted Offer
The service has also commenced delivery of an enhanced
service called ECHO (Enhanced Child Health Visiting Offer) to all families who
need extra support and help as part of the wider city 0 - 19 Early Help and Prevention Team.
ECHO is a bespoke, locally developed, evidence based
programme of intensive home visiting of up to 30 contacts, delivered from
pregnancy until approx. 3 years of age.
The aim of the project is to build relationships with
families to enable high challenge and high support to improve the life chances
of children in Portsmouth.
Interventions will be
delivered in an intensive way to support and enable families to undertake the
change required.
The Health Visitor will be the family’s Lead Professional
and will draw a Team Around the Worker as required.
As Early Years providers, if you feel a child would benefit
from this service please either speak directly to a Health Visitor or you can
refer to the 0 - 5 Early Help and Prevention Team via MASH.
Melanie Ellard, Modern Matron
Health Visiting Service
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 Please
take a little time to read through the brochure, there is lots of new
information and we have improved and enhanced our offer for 2018/19. There are four packages to consider this time. Package four is designed
exclusively for childminders.
If
you decide to purchase a package, please note the following;
Existing
members
Your
current membership is for the 2017/18 programme ends on 31 August 2018. Please ensure you have used all your entitlement up by then. No
workshops or visits can be carried over.
New
members
Please
complete the direct debit mandate which was sent to you earlier this month and
return to 'Accounts Receivable' at Portsmouth City Council as soon as possible.
You must return the direct debit mandate and log on the Services Network website and purchase your package by Tuesday 31 July 2018 to enable
monthly payments. Please email us if you have any log-in issues or need us to email you a direct debit mandate.
When
purchasing a package or training from the Services Network website, please
ensure you 'check out' of your shopping basket to confirm your purchase. Packages purchased after 31 July will be charged in full. You
will be invoiced twice. Once in September and once in April. Please note that
this is not how you will be charged, payments will come out monthly in
equal instalments if you have purchased by 31 July 2018.
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Workshop costs
Chargeable workshops are detailed in the training and development programme with the full-price cost of £45. Members can use their workplace place allowance from their chosen package. Once all of the workshops places have been used, members can continue to purchase workshop places at the discounted members price of £40.
Please be aware that two-part courses such as 'Maths Makes Sense' are chargeable per delegate per session. For example for a non-member, the total cost to attend both sessions is £90.
Services Network Website
As you know, all training (including the universal offer) and onsite contact requests must be booked via the Services Network website. Every Portsmouth registered childcare provider has a log in. If you have forgotten your log in details or have any issues with logging in, please email traded.services@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. The website has been improved and made clearer. This video has been designed to show you how to log into the Services Network website.
For any enquiries regarding the new Early Years and Childcare Training and Development Programme, please email eyworkforce@portsmouthcc.gov - we are always happy to help.
Purchase your packages now!
Remember, you can purchase your packages now if you want to spread the cost, there's no
need to wait until July. If you are planning to purchase a 2018-19 package, please ensure that you do this first, then start booking in your
workshops/onsite contacts.
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Date: Tuesday 17 July 2018
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: The Portsmouth Academy Training and Learning Centre, St Mary’s Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF(Please note that car parking is via Cowper Road, PO1 5LD)
 Who
can attend?
This
meeting is for all practitioners working with children aged 5 years old and
over, in out of school clubs and childminding settings, including lunchtime
supervisors.
What's
happening?
The
meeting will offer guidance and training to support you in your role and in the
development of your setting.
What
will be offered?
- Local
and national updates - news from the sector!
- Opportunity
to meet and share good practice with other over 5's practitioners
- Training
with a specific focus to develop practice and improve outcomes for children and
their families. This term's focus is online safety.
- A
certificate of training and attendance to add to your professional development
portfolio
How
to book a place
Book
via the Services Network Website. If
you need to obtain your username and log in for the Services Network Website
please email EYWorkforce@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
We
look forward to seeing you there!
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 The Early Years and Childcare Service have a dedicated telephone
number to be used if you need to speak to a member of the team.
The number is 023 9284
1974.
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Any questions about the content of this email? Get in touch
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