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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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Tuesday 27 October 2020
Reminder - this week's DfE data capture
This week's DfE data capture for the numbers of children currently accessing early years provision is open now, and will close at the end of Wednesday (midnight). Please use this link to complete your return.
Early Years Planning and Review Meeting (EYPARM) outcomes
At this term's EYPARMs, there are a range of possible outcomes for children being discussed. These are:
- School Support
- Referral to an Early Years and Childcare Adviser (EYCA)
- Referral to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessment Consideration Panel
More information can be found on the West Sussex Local Offer. An EYCA will contact you if the outcome is either "referral to an EYCA" or "EHC Needs Assessment Consideration Panel" to discuss next steps. Please contact your EYCA if you require support following the outcome of the meeting.
If you have children with SEND in your setting for whom you are considering making a referral to EYPARM, please speak to your EYCA.
New course - Supporting Children with Self-Regulation Webinar (2 half day) - £25
This training supports your practice to help children to grow their social and emotional skills in positive ways. You will appreciate the principles of self-regulation and examine a range of strategies to support it. You will identify links within the Early Years Foundation Stage to promote and support behaviour choices and explore the importance of language, role modelling and communication to support self-regulation.
- Friday 20 and 27 November 09.30am to 12.00pm EYT 20/2392
- Thursday 4 and 11 February 09.30am to 12.00pm EYT 21/442
Please log onto the Learning and Development Gateway and search for the course code to find out more, book and pay by card.
West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP) October Newsletter
The WSSCP have produced their October Newsletter which is full of useful information for anyone within the children's workforce.
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.
In the event of your setting having a confirmed COVID-19 case, if Public Health have stated you must close for any period of time you must inform the Family Information Service. However, if Public Heath have not explicitly stated in correspondence to you that the setting must close, we would expect you to make contact with your Early Years and Childcare Adviser (EYCA) to talk through your circumstances, where possible, before making the decision to close the setting. If you are not able to make immediate contact with your EYCA then please email your nearest Early Help Hub using the following email addresses:
Where there are not clearly evidenced reasons why the setting had no option to close, there could be implications for funding received as per the government guidance.
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 Thursday update for the following week, 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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EYC Special Broadcast 23/10 - 'Managing Confirmed Cases of COVID-19' Update
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#98 (updated outbreak action cards and guidance, upcoming changes to collection of sufficiency data, updated early help offer, track and trace, understanding positive, pro-active and effective leadership)
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#97 (DfE data capture - key questions, FE autumn term payments, Flu immunisation, Foundation Years newsletter, writing readiness and pencil grip webinar)
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#96 (SEND consultation final reminder, closures following positive COVID-19 cases, local COVID-19 alert level posters, autism awareness, early years teacher status qualification, West Sussex affordable warmth partnership)
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#95 (New COVID alert levels, DfE data capture, WSSCP escalation process, treasure baskets, counting webinar)
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:
- 11 Nov - Spring Term FE Estimates submissions open
- 27 Nov - Spring Term FE Estimates submissions close
- 07 Dec - Spring Term FE Estimates submissions payment expected
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