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Broadcast for Early Years and childcare providers in West Sussex from West Sussex County Council - Early Help Service
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Monday 20 July 2020
As you can see, today's broadcast is considerably shorter than many of the recent ones and are hopeful that this may mean things are beginning to slow down a little. We wish you well for the week ahead and thank you for your ongoing hard work and dedication to children and families across the county.
Reminder
This week's DfE data capture for the numbers of children currently accessing early years provision is now open, and will close at the end of Wednesday (midnight). Please use this link to complete your return.
EYFS reforms
The revised EYFS will be implemented by all early years providers in September 2021. Some schools have volunteered to be early adopters and will begin using the new framework from September 2020.
The DfE have published a change map to outline the key changes between the new and the old educational programmes and Early Learning Goals. The revised Development Matters document is due to be published by the end of August 2020.
West Sussex will be developing plans to offer training and support for you over the coming academic year so that you are confident to implement the new framework by September 2021.
Please inform the Family Information Service if your current operating status changes. Email family.info.service@westsussex.gov.uk and include your setting name, Ofsted URN, the date you intend to close/open, and any changes to your operating hours. If you inform us of re-opening, you will be reinstated on the public list and appear on our website www.westsussex.gov.uk/fis.
If you are have not been able to open at this time, you should already have submitted a COVID-19 Recovery Plan and sent a copy by email to the FIS. This is so that we can look at the barriers you have identified and support you to re-open as soon as practicable. If we have not received your plan, you will be contacted by your EYCA to support you further.
All providers please complete a short online survey, once a week. The link to the survey is different each time. A link will be provided in each Monday broadcast, and the survey will be open for three full days each week from Monday to Wednesday, closing at midnight on the Wednesday. The latest link to the survey is also available on our website.
If a family you know are struggling to ensure they have food for their family, collect medication, or are in need of any additional support, contact West Sussex County Council Community hub.
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#68 (summer contact details, autumn term extended FE, 20/21 EY training brochure, Early Help summer offer)
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#67 15 July (contact details for summer - first two weeks, updates to OOS guidance, September staggered start, children attending more than one setting, number of funded weeks in term, face coverings, planned IT upgrade, diabetes in children, EYFS Forum)
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#66 13 July (Autumn term FE estimates, CJRS Calculator, updated FAQs, vulnerable children over the summer break)
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#65 10 July (Government plan for jobs, updated guidance: financial support for early years, COVID secure workplaces, scams reminder)
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#64 8 July (Ofsted update, vulnerable children over the summer, Early Years Alliance update, shielding updates, going back to school)
We have a range of online training available for you to access for your staff to ensure they have the most up to date information to support them in their role:
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