Leaders and Managers

Professional development

• EYFS teachers in maintained schools
• Vulnerable to Disadvantage – useful links 
• British Values and Characteristics of effective learning 

Supporting diversity, cultures and communities 

• National Strategy document summaries:
  • Building Futures: Believing in children. A focus on provision for black children in the EYFS
  • Early Years Outreach Practice: Supporting early years practitioners working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families 
  • High Achieving White Working Class Boys project 
  • Finding and exploring young children’s fascinations: Strengthening the quality of gifted and talented provision in the early years 
  • Supporting children learning English as an additional language 
  • https://refugeeweek.org.uk/
    • The Walk (Little Amal) | Little Amal
    • Solihull celebrates new communities

Audit tools

• Early Years Reading audit 
• CLL Learning environment audit
• Meeting individual needs self evaluation tool
• LAC Toolkit template 
• EYFS PEP  
• SMBC PEP Guidance  and Early years virtual school

Case studies

• R- Supporting Effective Transitions in early years
• Setting support for ongoing improvement case study
• Solihull EY Child Good News Story M
• Supporting children with EAL 
• Effective use of additional funds 
• Free flow snack 
• Planning 

Home Learning Environment

• Supporting Learning at Home 
• Supporting Communication and Language at home
• Parent Advice – free resources to support parents in Solihull
• HCP, Five to Thrive and Parenting 

Business Management & Support

• Making the Most of Digital Tools for Early Years and Childcare Providers –

  This chaptered recording shows early years and childcare providers how to make the most of Microsoft 365 tools, with practical demonstrations in Excel, Microsoft Forms, and Word. All links mentioned in the session are included in the Vimeo description, so everything you need is in one place

• Business Health Toolkit form
  • Business Support (Childminders)
  • Business Support (Links to pathway to registration PVI settings)
• Financial Planning
• Catering options
• Lunchbox policy Sep 2025
• Business Energy Costs [BEAS project]
• What is Early Years Pupil Premium and how to best use it to support young children
• Solihull-Local-Authority-Records-Retention-Guidance nov 22
• HUB for Providers – childcareworks.org.uk
  • A quick reference guide to the Childcare works HUB
  • Video guide to the childcare works Hub
• Solihull for success– business advice