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This forum will help you keep up to date regarding the work of the Childcare and Early Education APPG of which we are sponsors. The Early Years Alliance, the National Day Nurseries Association, CACHE, Tops Day Nurseries, Dingley's Promise and the Montessori Group are also sponsors, committed to making sure the voice of early years is heard in Parliament.

The APPG for Childcare and Early Education was constituted in September 2017 as a timely response to a growing number of issues facing the sector, including the Government’s 30-hour ‘free’ childcare policy, business rates, and VAT. This cross-party group provides a forum to constructively examine and debate the role that policy makers can play to support childcare and early education providers, and to help ensure that every child gets the best start in life.

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Eyfs Review Recommendations 1 2 3

March 30, 2011 by Steve
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The EYFS review recommendations are published today (30th March). This topic starter is to provide appropriate links and references and for any discussions you'd like to have about the report. Edit: when this topic was first posted the report itself was not available. Please read the first posts below with that in mind! The Early Years Foundations for Life Health and Learning (pdf) The EYFS Review - Report on the Evidence Here are links to some media sources that were available before the report appeared: BBC (suggests that 'benchmarks' will be scaled back) Telegraph (suggests that private schools will be allowed to discard the EYFS) UKPA

Last reply by Guest, April 11, 2011
End Of National Strategies Site :-(

March 14, 2011 by Guest
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Dear Colleague, This website will be closing down in June 2011. The contents of the site will be moved to the National Archives where they will still be accessible. The first stage in the closedown of this site will be the removal of all ‘interactive elements’, including user log in, by the end of March 2011. These elements also include groups, discussions and the ability to track e-learning progress. Best Wishes The National Strategies Got this email today, shame, have found the site invaluable these last few years. Let's see what comes next.

Last reply by AnonyMouse_22106, April 2, 2011
Qualifications Shake Up

March 8, 2011 by AnonyMouse_8466
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What are we to make of reports that Montessori and Steiner qualifications are said to 'deemed invalid' once the new Level 3 qualification comes into force? You can read an article about it here.

Last reply by AnonyMouse_705, March 9, 2011
Chatterbox Challenge

February 22, 2011 by AnonyMouse_73
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Ive been meaning to mention it for ages, but is anyone taking part in the chatterbox challenge world record attempt taking place next week on 1st March. Im not sure if its too late t register now, but you can find out more info here The world record attempt is for 'Heads shoulders knees and toes'

Last reply by AnonyMouse_20748, March 2, 2011
Code Of Practice Free Entitlement Review

February 23, 2011 by AnonyMouse_73
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Nursery World reports that review of the code of practice will be launched i the near future. This could be another opportunity for those who have concerns over funding particularly to air their views. We will look out for this launch if and when it happens. On another note but possibly related, came across this which I dont think we had flagged up before Take up of early years places by disadvantaged families

Last reply by Guest, February 24, 2011
Success Criteria For Children

January 19, 2011 by Guest
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Humm I wonder if anyone can help me. We have just had a staff meeting and the topic of planning aired its weary head again. There seems to be this constant need in school through primary's to try and include the FU in whole school planning, thinking that we can fit nicely into the lesson plan box.....another box has been added to the list of learning objectives, learning outcomes, FSP, ECM that is before you put pen to paper and actually say anything about what activity you may be performing to jump through each hoop...we have I can statements but now another has been added to the list...success criteria. has anybody got any thoughts good planning as I'm getting a bit …

Last reply by AnonyMouse_3307, January 22, 2011
Graham Allen's Review Of Early Intervention

January 19, 2011 by AnonyMouse_73
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Graham Allen's Review of early Intervention, another bit of reading. At just 180 pages, it should me a mere evening in the bath! I haven't read it yet, but will be doing so over the coming days.

Last reply by AnonyMouse_1999, January 19, 2011
Eyps Funding

January 9, 2011 by Guest
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hi everyone! just reading on here some of the posts concering the CWDC being axed... does this mean the funding (both the bursary and the fees) which is available for those taking the EYPS full time pathway will also be axed? tried looking on the CWDC website but couldn't see anything which suggested this will change. Does anyone know anyhting about this?? also, on a slightly different note, i'm planning to work as a childminder assistant when studying the course... does this qualify as an an early years setting?? thanks for your help! FairyHelen

Last reply by AnonyMouse_8466, January 13, 2011
Booktrust Funding Axed

December 21, 2010 by AnonyMouse_73
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I only picked this one up today. all of the funding that supplies the gifting of books (eg bookstart) will be cut next year. You can read a bit more here

Last reply by AnonyMouse_19762, January 4, 2011
The Importance Of Early Years Education

December 22, 2010 by AnonyMouse_73
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Some further bed time reading on the importance of early years

Last reply by Guest, December 23, 2010