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Ofsted assurance inspections 2021: registered early years providers
January 25, 2021
Ofsted have said that assurance inspections cannot be carried out remotely. Therefore, they will not start them until national restrictions allow them to inspect on site. For more information from …
Early Years Foundation Stage Non-Statutory Guidance
December 17, 2020
You will be aware that a reformed Development Matters guidance has been written to help guide children’s experiences in the early years. A coalition of early years sector bodies has …
Solihull Maternity and Early Years Survey
December 17, 2020
We are working with the Early Intervention Foundation to complete a self-assessment of our Maternity and Early Years system. As part of this we want to gather the feedback from …
*Register your place now* Business Map – A national webinar for early years and childcare providers, childminders and schools
December 14, 2020
DfE has funded Hempsall’s to deliver a new national webinar for all types of early years and childcare provider. You can book your FREE place(s) today. Managing an early years …
Free virtual workshop – Working with parents/carers of children with SEND in Solihull
December 2, 2020
DO YOU WORK WITH FA M I L I E S OF YOUNG SEND CHILDREN IN SOLIHULL? This workshop, on Thursday 21 January 2021 from 10:00am to 12:30pm, will provide …
Ofsted latest news – changes to inspection and notifying Ofsted of Covid cases
November 16, 2020
Ofsted announces new early years inspection arrangements A new approach to inspecting early years providers will give good and outstanding providers more consistency while prioritising providers rated less than good. …
COVID-19 series: briefing on early years and schools interviews carried out in October 2020
November 10, 2020
Evidence from research interviews with 208 registered early years providers and maintained nursery schools between 5 and 16 October. COVID-19 series: briefing on early years, October 2020 COVID-19 series: briefing …
Urgent Covid-19 update: people arriving in the UK from Denmark
November 10, 2020
The government has responded urgently [link] to the latest developments in Denmark reporting widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in mink farms, with a variant strain of the virus. The concern is that …
Update of frequently asked questions from the Early Years team and Foundation Years
November 5, 2020
We have updated the frequently asked questions with the latest news relating to the current lockdown. Please check regularly as we will be updating them as further information becomes available. …