Early Years News
March 17, 2023
Action Required
- SEND reviews and Local Authority Additional Needs Survey
- Family Hubs request for information
- Express interest in free Early Movers training
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- Language development -book use
- The impact of intimate partner violence on young children.
- Childcare regulatory changes
- In case you missed the budget announcements relating to early education and care
Reminder
- Text service – for ‘flag ups’ and reminders
Action
SEND reviews and Local Authority Additional Needs Survey
As part of our Additional Needs Strategy impact work, we are asking schools and settings to complete this survey as part of their SEND reviews.
This will enable us to capture the impact the strategy is having on children and young people over time to help inform our work. We appreciate this may not be possible for you to do this survey with all SEND children in early years. The Leuven scales and the engagement model may be useful when considering how you consult with children in early years. We will give further guidance on capturing the child’s voice in future training and guidance.
Family Hubs request -Please sent this message to all of your parents
A research organisation called Ecorys UK is evaluating the Family Hubs Transformation Fund on behalf of the government. Ecorys UK would like to know what parents and carers using family support services offered by the Council think of these services. Please copy this link to complete the short survey and say what you think by Friday 31st March.
https://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/2/p797257248202.aspx
For more information, please contact Denise Milnes denise.milnes@solihull.gov.uk
Early Movers- free training opportunity for Solihull settings
We are exploring the possibility of offering a day’s training with resources to take away to use in your setting. We would especially like to support settings with disadvantaged children where the chances of obesity in reception are higher. Please complete the expression of interest form [flier attached] https://forms.office.com/e/ZsqL6sFHTe
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Can e-books foster children’s language development in early education and care? By Feifei Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language abilities in the early years have a long-lasting influence on children’s learning in school and later life. However, a considerable number of children enter school with weak language skills. Because e-books are increasingly considered an effective tool to narrow the gap, a meta-analysis published in the Educational Research Review investigated the effects of e-books on language support in early childhood education and care (ECEC).
Results indicated that e-book reading in ECEC classrooms could foster the language development of young children. Study features that could influence its effectiveness included story repetition, number of learning sessions, and curricular embeddedness. This meta-analysis provided evidence that typically-developing and at-risk children developed their language abilities when reading well-designed e-books in ECEC. Since e-book reading could complement regular childcare, it was suggested that children should frequently participate in reading activities, both digital and print, in early childhood education and care to enhance language skills
Domestic abuse in pregnancy – supporting your expectant families
The University of Bath, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cape Town, have published a report on the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by pregnant women on infant brain structure. Findings include: maternal exposure to IPV during pregnancy is associated with alterations in brain structure in young infants; the effects of IPV exposure may differ between male and female infants; and preventing domestic abuse may be an effective way of supporting healthy brain development in children.Read the report: Antenatal maternal intimate partner violence exposure is associated with sex-specific alterations in brain structure among young infants: evidence from a South African birth cohortSee also on NSPCC Learning > How childhood trauma affects child brain development ACES training- https://www.acesonlinelearning.com/
The government’s response to the consultation on proposed regulatory changes to childcare in England. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/childcare-regulatory-changes
Budget- early education and childcare implications
Like you, we are awaiting the details about the expansion of early education and care. The business Growth Hub is available to support Solihull settings. The timescales are by..
Reminder
Text service
Why not sign up to our text service for updates about national and local events and information. The text service and our Solgrid News page can alert you to useful guidance such as the publication of the Graduated Approach guidance and early maths support materials.
This week is Safe Sleep Week 2023 and March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day. The headline for 21st March is being included means being fully included.
Enjoy your weekend.