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This piece was originally published in the TES on 14th March 2017. You can read the original article here. It's our early years education that makes the difference. The learning, development and care that we receive at that stage helps shape our adult life. So getting the first five years right should be a top priority. For many children a successful start is by no means guaranteed. Inequality starts early. It permeates all aspects of the lives of children born into our most disadvantaged families. Even before they start school the odds are stacked against them. Statistically there's a stark difference between disadvantaged children and their better-off counterparts.…
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This article in Nursery World describes the positive all round effects that were gained when a small group of nursery children spent time with elderly users of a day centre. I know that this this has been done before in America - with positive impacts felt for all age groups. Have any FSF members had any experience of this kind of arrangement? I'd be really interested to hear about it!
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Whilst we wait for the workforce review to be published and the decision regarding the GCSE maths and english requirements to be released we can ponder the findings of The Centre for Economic Performance (London School of Economics and Political Science) discussion paper: Quality in Early Years Settings and Children’s School Achievement The abstact of the piece explains that: "Childcare quality is often thought to be important for influencing children’s subsequent attainment at school. The English Government regulates the quality of early education by setting minimum levels of qualifications for workers and grading settings based on a national Inspectorate (OfSTED)…
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I'm not sure that there is any comfort from knowing that it is the whole education sector that is in dire financial straits - but this article from the BBC today explains extremly well the situation that we all currently find ourselves in. Is school funding the next crisis? From BBC Education news
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The freedom of information request put in by the PLA has resulted in the Deloitte data being released. There are several documents to go through, which you can access here. I was particularly interested in the questionnaire response summary - they say many of the things that we have been discussing here on the FSF. I am not familiar with the ICERS research You can read the summary below: Summary Meeting: Interviews with stakeholders to discuss childcare policy Held on: Between September and October 2015 A summary of the interviews is set out below. Funding Funding has not been sufficiently increased over the last few years. Limit on the ability to charge above fu…
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The Foundation Years team have issued their regular newsletter today - you can access it here: The Foundation Years newsletter The Foundation Years Team are a team put together by the government to advise and support those working within the EY sector. There are many useful resources and documents attached the to the newsletter - most of which are already being talked about on various FSF threads. If there is something you would like us to talk about then why not start a new thread of your own? (Don't worry about putting things in the wrong place - I'm happy to tidy up after you! )
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A very interesting read https://www.ceeda.co.uk/media/1186/the-facts-on-30-hours_parent-eligbility-and-demand_general-issue_jan-17.pdf
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This is a useful video explains the changes (or not) to the DfE assessment requirements. 2017 primary assessment
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The updated information has been published this week - if you would like to see the final figures you can access the information here. Early years national funding formula: allocations and guidance
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Thank you to Rochdale LA who drew our attention to this today: The Childcare Business Grants Scheme will be re-launching soon and is now being managed by Ecorys UK. Please check the website below. www.childcarebusinessgrants.com It's not live yet - but you might like to keep an eye on it - I'll check in regularly!
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