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Wednesday 12 July 2017
1. Deadline Today - Free Entitlement Autumn Term
Estimates reminder (FE Providers Only)
A final reminder that
the Online Provider Portal (OPP) is open for you to submit Autumn term estimates for Free Entitlement 2, 3 and
4 Year Olds.
For further
information on how to claim Extended Free Entitlement, please refer to previous
broadcast dated 14 June 2017 and follow the guidance titled “How to submit
estimates” available here.
If
you have any questions, please contact the Family Information Service
specialist team on 01243 777807 or email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk
2. 30 hours Promotional Materials
Is your
setting offering the Extended Free Entitlement from September?
Help
promote the scheme to parents by collecting Extended Free Entitlement (30 Hours
Free Childcare) promotional items from your local Children and Family Centre.
Each Free Entitlement setting can collect:
- 30 Hours Postcards
- 30 Hours and Tax-Free Childcare flyers
- A4 30 Hours poster
Please contact your local Children and Family
Centre prior to collecting. Find your local centre: www.westsussex.gov.uk/cfc
Each of the 30 Hours and Tax-Free Childcare flyers
should be inserted into the FIS FE leaflet. If you require more FE leaflets or
more allocation of 30 Hours promotional items, please contact free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk specifying how many
you require.
Please
remember to encourage eligible parents to apply as soon as possible.
Only applications approved by HMRC before 31 August 2017, if the child is also
age appropriate, will start receiving Extended Free Entitlement at the
beginning of the Autumn term. If parents (who would be eligible from Autumn
term) apply after this date they will not receive funding until January
2018 (Spring term).
 3. Supervised Contact Vacancies
West
Sussex County Council’s Supervised Contact team has a number of casual supporting
roles available at different locations across the county.
If you are looking for some additional hours and you
would like to help supervise visits of children and young people then this could
be the ideal role for you. The
opportunity is open to all - whether you are out of work, work full-time,
part-time or are retired. This could also be an excellent opportunity for
school based personnel or for Social Work students looking for casual
employment to fit around studies.
The
hours average between 4 and 10 per week, with more hours available if required.
Flexible hours are available
throughout the week and at the weekend.
Supporting this work would involve
meeting parents and children in a neutral child friendly venue, potentially
transporting the child, supervising the visit and writing a short observational
report for the Social Worker.
A DBS check is required for this
role.
A clean driving licence is essential
for this role and use of own car when required.
If you would like to talk about this role in
greater detail please speak to Debbie Cullern on 0330 222 7594 / 07515 332716
or Lis Gohrish (Monday, Tuesday, Friday only) on 0330 222 3762 / 07753 437132.
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4. Childcare Providers Survey
Results of the
Childcare Provider’s Survey are in!
Here
are some highlights from the Childcare Providers survey that took place in
January 2017:
What is going well?
- Respondents
find the Training useful (63%)
- Respondents
read our Broadcast email regularly (83%) and find it very helpful (80%)
- Respondents
who visit our website find it helpful (66%)
- Good
awareness of support through Business and Welfare Network Meetings (84%)
- Those
who attended the Business and Welfare network meetings found them useful (61%)
- Those
who attended the INCO/SENCO Network rate them as useful (52%)
- Respondents
have good understanding of how to request targeted support (63%)
- Settings
have awareness of the Speech and Language Setting Support which is available
(83%)
Where are we now?
The
“You said we did” document attached, highlights items raised within the
childcare providers survey and what we are doing as a result of this feedback.
What will happen next?
During
September 2017, we will be asking for your feedback again. This will be a
valuable opportunity for you to tell us what you think and to help us to
enhance the services we provide – Look out for further information in future
broadcasts emails.
In
the meantime, if you have any further comments about the childcare providers
survey please contact the Practice Improvement team by emailing me at: catherine.newell@westsussex.gov.uk
Attachments: You Said We Did
5. Autumn Term Training Schedule
On
Wednesday 19 July 2017 Autumn Term Courses become available to view.
The courses
will be available at: www.westsussex.gov.uk/trainingschedule
Course
bookings will open on Tuesday 25 July 2017.
You will
need to join the Early Childhood Service Training Subscription Scheme to access
training and you will be able to pay and join online at: www.westsussex.gov.uk/IP
If
you would like to book a place on a course you can do so via the online portal
at www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsportal or contact the Family Information Service on
01243 777807 quoting the course code and your training subscription number.
6. Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals
Makaton Foundation Workshop for
the Professionals
(Stage 1 – 4 and Additional
Vocabulary)
Duration: This is a TWO FULL Day course and will take place over
two weeks
Date: 10 and 17 November 2017
Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Venue: Bognor Regis Nursery School, 85 Victoria Drive, Bognor
Regis, West Sussex, PO21 2TB
Tel: 01243 642924
Cost: The cost of the course is £185 for the 4 modules which
includes materials but lunch is not included.
Tutor: Noriko Bayes (SSC nursery nurse at
BRNS&CC and Makaton Regional Tutor)
Entry criteria: Participants
need to have an understanding of early communication skills but no signing
experience/knowledge required.
Attachments:
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Upcoming Key Dates
12 July Autumn estimate submissions closes
13 July Inclusion Funding Panel meets
14 July FE Provider declarations closes
15 July Saturday Childminder Events (NM004N)
WC 17 July Autumn estimate payments due to setting
Previously on the Weekly Broadcast
Forgotten to action a broadcast item? You can’t remember which Broadcast the information was in? Below is a list of headlines from the previous 4 weeks' Weekly Broadcasts. If you would like a copy of a previous broadcast please click on the hyperlinks below.
Wednesday 5 July 2017
- (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Provider Declaration 2017/2019 – existing FE providers only
- (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates reminder
- (FE PROVIDERS ONLY) Free Entitlement for 2 Year Olds
- Guidance on effective child dental health interventions
- SEND Newsletter
Wednesday 28 June 2017
- Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates reminder
- IPEH Stakeholder Newsletter
Wednesday 21 June 2017
- Free Entitlement Autumn Term Estimates - now open
- Free Entitlement Summer term actuals payments - advance notice
- Crawley Hub Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help (IPEH) Partnership drop-in events
- Online Portal Workshop
Wednesday 14 June 2017
- Universal Transitions - Transition Summary Documents
- Are you interested in Starting an Early Years degree
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