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Following on from the Early Years Workforce Strategy the Government have launched a consultation regarding Early Years qualifications at Level 2. You can access the consulation here - Consultation on L2 qualifications The consultation closes on 28th February 2018
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Following the consultation "Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit" the government have released their response. The proposals that they are taking forward include: introducing a net earnings threshold of £7,400 per annum for free school meals eligibility under Universal Credit, to take effect from 1 April 2018. A typical family earning around £7,400 per annum would, depending on their exact circumstances, have a total household income of between £18,000 and £24,000 once benefits are taken into account mirroring this eligibility criteria for the early …
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Ceeda is a private sector research agency specialising in early years research. They have carried out research into the state of the sector using data gathered from 800 childcare providers including 245 childminders and 555 nurseries and pre-schools in the period November to December 2017. Some headline findings are as follows: only 33% of year-round daycare PVI settings are offering the 30 hours genuinely free, nine in every ten settings (90%) delivering NONE of their 30-hour places free say 3 & 4 year old funding rates are less than delivery costs, 22% of nurseries and pre-schools require private hours as part of a 30-hour offer, 30% of nurseries and pre-schools hav…
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The DfE have updated the EYFS qualification list today and have updated the pre-September 2014 spreadsheet with information about joint degrees and joint honours degrees. Hopefully you will find it helpful. EYFS staff:child ratios - DfE approved qualifications. Lists of qualifications that meet the DfE criteria for counting in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework staff:child ratios.
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Ofsted's Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman today discussed the quality of education and care in England at the launch of Ofsted's Annual Report. You can read the full text of her speech here: "Thank you all for coming today. This is my first Annual Report. I want to start by saying what should be obvious but is all too easily forgotten at events like this. The quality of education and care in England today is good and it is continually improving. The life chances of the vast majority of young people in 2017 are the best they ever have been. That is the story that our inspection reports are telling: 94% of early years providers are rated good or outs…
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Yesterday, the Dept of Health and Public Health England, in conjunction with Action for Children, published guidelines for early years settings to support them in the development of their menus for children under 5. The guidelines are voluntary but meet the food and nutrition requirements contained in the Statutory Framework. The menus and the associated guidelines can be accessed from the Gov.uk website: Example menus for early years settings in England "This series of example menus and associated guidance has been developed to support early years settings (such as nurseries and childminders) to offer food and drink in line with current government dietary recommenda…
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Today, Amanda Spielman (Ofsted's Chief Inspector) spoke at the Nursery World Business Summit in London. FSF were there, listening to and learning from, what she had to say. Here are some of the key points from The Chief Inspector's speech: Ofsted have worked hard to develop their highly skilled workforce. Now that they are all 'in-house' and managed in regional groups there is more consistent, high quality training to ensure that inspectors are the best they can be Ofsted understand that their inspection evidence gives a 'birds-eye view' of the sector and they are careful to use what they find out to identify trends and to target their work accor…
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Nursery World magazine is reporting that some trainees are signing up for online Level 3 qualifications, believing them to be 'full and relevant'. In fact some online qualifications are purely knowledge based, require no practical experience and as a consequence are neither 'full' nor 'relevant'. Some trainees are applying for positions requiring a Level 3 qualification believing they are eligible, and some employers are being caught out. The Nursery World article is available to non-subscribers and is very well worth a read, it has lots of links to help you too Job applicants confused over status of online Level 3s
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Overview The Department for Education invites your views on changes to the statutory guidance 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and new regulations Why We Are Consulting This consultation seeks views on significant revisions to ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ – the statutory guidance which sets out what is expected of organisations, individually and jointly, to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. These revisions are being made largely to reflect the legislative changes introduced through the Children and Social Work Act 2017. You can access the consultation here: Working Together to Safeguard Children: changes to statutory g…
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Tracy Brabin MP has written in 'Politics Home' magazine and has set out clearly her views on the current early years situation. You can read her piece here: Tracy Brabin: Labour will develop the best possible early years system to build a better society
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