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This is a post from a little while ago - but the practice remains current and relevant Wendy Ratcliff, HMI, reflects on an early years inspection On a one-day early years inspection I have to gather a lot of evidence. This helps me to reach an accurate rating at the end of the day – to be able to tell the story of what it is like to be a child at this nursery. Notification call I made the notification call the day before the inspection to let the nursery know I would be arriving the following morning. This starts off the professional relationship with the leaders of the premises I’m going to inspect. I talked to them about timings and what to exp…
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There have been reports that the milk scheme currently providing millk to children under 5 years of age is under threat. However, the government has said that they are not planning cuts but might instead be looking to save money in other areas, for example, by cutting down on scheme administration costs. You can read the Nursery World article here.
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On 3 March 2017, the Department for Education (DfE) published the early years workforce strategy that included the intention to work with the sector and awarding organisations to develop criteria for the content of level 2 childcare qualifications. This piece of work has now been completed. The new criteria will set the minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and skills that individuals must demonstrate to achieve a level 2 early years qualification. They will be used by awarding organisations to develop new qualifications for delivery from September 2019. The criteria will enable early years workers and employers to recognise suitable level 2 training and quali…
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New guidance: for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
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DfE have today published updated guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare. The guidance applies to the free entitlements for two-, three- and four-year-olds; securing sufficient childcare for working parents; providing information advice and assistance to parents; and providing information, advice and training to childcare providers. You can download the guidance here: Early education and childcare. Statutory guidance for local authorities. June 2018
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The DfE have published an information leaflet concerning the new baseline assessment (comes into effect from September 2020). You can read the leaflet from here. The leaflet provides information for schools about the new reception baseline assessment. It includes information about: why it is being introduced what it will look like how results will be used the development process
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With a generous invitation from the Pre-school Learning Alliance Helen and I set off for London last Friday 1st June. Working at The Foundation Stage Forum, we are constantly reminded of the pressures that exist for those working in early years. Our forums resonate with questions: ‘How are you going to make this (30 hours) work?’, ‘What would you do if this happened to you (behaviour issues / staff issues)?’, ‘Is anyone else struggling to recruit staff?’, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’. These are themes that recur and we never underestimate the value of our supportive network of members who listen without judgement, help without hesitation and support without q…
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The Department of Education has issued guidance to support the appointment of SENCOs. The job description that has been published can be accessed from here. In discussing 'The Role of the Early Years SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator)' The DfE make is clear that the intended purpose for the document is for it to be seen as guidance for early years providers and practitioners to help clarify the role of the Early Years SENCO in non-maintained early years settings. They also specify that the document should be read alongside the Special educational needs and disability code of practice. Additionally, a EY SENCO L3 qualification specification has been publis…
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Ofsted have released an update to the early years compliance handbook. This handbook details the procedures Ofsted will follow if they have cause to consider there to be a compliance issue at any setting. You can download the handbook from here. The changes to previous versions of the handbook can be seen below:
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Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon MP, has announced an inquiry into the impact that the early years of a child's life have on their life chances. The Committee’s inquiry aims to understand the impact that early years education and social policy have on determining children’s life chances. The Committee will examine the Government’s current policies in these areas and make recommendations to promote social justice. The Committee invites written evidence on: The role of quality early years education in determining life chances and promoting social justice The importance of support for parents and families, and integration with other service…
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The education minister Damian Hinds MP has today announced a new £5 million scheme to support and boost children's early language skills. The scheme will be run by EEF (Education Endowment Foundation). You can read the full announcement below: "New support to help parents improve their children’s early language and literacy skills at home before they start school have been announced today (30 April) by Education Secretary Damian Hinds. Two schemes will build the confidence of parents to support their children in language and reading at an early stage. This has been shown to help close the so-called ‘word gap’ - the gap in communication skills between disadvantag…
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