EARLY YEARS NEWS

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Urgent and important information...!

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Expansion of the Early Years Entitlements

With the first cohort of the expansion of the early years entitlements only a couple of months away, there have been lots of recent communications around the working parent entitlement for 2 year olds, including the latest information on the issuing of eligibility codes, arrangements for checking codes and what you need to do if you wish to receive an estimate payment for the Summer Term 2024 for this new cohort of children!? Keep up to date with all the latest information at https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/earlyyears/section-pages/early-years-funding/expansion-of-the-early-years-entitlements/

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Information for Parents/Carers on the Expansion of the Early Years Entitlements

With the working parent entitlement for 2 year olds coming into force in April 2024, our colleagues in the Families Information Service are busy with calls from potentially eligible parents/carers.? They have created the following webpage on Ask Lion for parents/carers about the expansion of the early years entitlements - Childcare Support is Expanding.? Please do share this information with parents/carers in your setting who may be eligible for the expanding entitlements.

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DfE Recruitment Campaign Launched!

The DfE are incredibly excited to introduce their new national recruitment campaign for early years and the childcare sector; Do Something BIG.

A new Early Years Careers website has been created and providers will?be able to post an unlimited number of vacancies free of charge on the?DWP Find a job?platform. To find out about more about the campaign and how to post your vacancies go to ?the Do Something BIG page on our Early Years website and follow the instructions.

Important but not urgent information...!

Upcoming training with a few remaining places left

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SEND awareness

Would you like to learn more about?

• SEND and the behaviours of children with Autism??

• The facts about?Down Syndrome,?Cerebral Palsy or how sensory impairments affect learning?

• ?How the setting SENCO can be supported?

Yes?... then this course is for you!

Supporting practitioners who?do not?have a SENCO role, this course aims to increase participant?s knowledge and understanding of the four areas mentioned above. Exploring some practical strategies and ideas will help practitioners to ensure inclusion linked to the SEND Code of Practice. It will also provide an insight into how all practitioners can support parents of children with SEND.

Thursday 22^nd February 10am -12pm Online https://myaccount.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/service/Early_Years_Course_Booking

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Agreement Trialling

F1 Agreement Trialling

Tuesday 5th March AM and PM session at Castle Cavendish

Wednesday 6th March AM and PM session online via Teams

Cost: FREE

Areas to be covered: Communication and Language, Physical Development

F2 Agreement Trialling

Tuesday 19th March AM and PM session at Castle Cavendish

Wednesday 20th March AM and PM session online via Teams

Cost: FREE

Areas to be covered: Communication and Language, Literacy

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Please click below to book your place:

https://myaccount.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/service/Early_Years_Course_Booking

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What?s on in Nottingham for 0-4 year olds

Please see the attached flyer which highlights some of the activities which are available for 0-4 year olds across the city. The events are being run on behalf of the National Literacy Trust and includes activities such as story and rhyme times, talking tots and sensory workshops. The activities are running now until the end of March 2024.

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Information?you might find interesting....

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NHS Healthy Start Scheme

NHS Healthy Start have released a new communications toolkit document which will help frontline staff utilise promotional materials more easily.? It shows all the current promotional materials and links to the versions in English and other available languages - https://media.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/campaigns/nhs-healthy-start-communications-toolkit.?? For more information and training on the Healthy Start Scheme, training can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/399954433477?aff=oddtdtcreator After this date, a pre-recorded presentation can be?accessed on the SSBC website.

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Small Steps Big Changes (SSBC) Child Development Resource

Small Steps Big Changes (SSBC) Child Development Resource is a concise reference booklet for practitioners working with children age 0 to 5. Practitioners can use it as a starting point to develop knowledge of the key developmental milestones from birth to five years, access additional support signposting and support with making informed judgements on age related progress.??

A webinar with nearly 100 Early Years Sector colleagues launched the Child Development Resource in April 2023, after which SSBC shared hardcopies of the resource with all Nottingham practitioners working with children aged 0-60 months. The webinar and the downloadable version of the Child Development Resource can be found on the SSBC website.

The Child Development resource was designed as a useful tool and we encourage colleagues to dip in and out the content as it suits you.

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Healthy Start Champions

The Nottingham Place Based partnership have brought together all the organisations that can influence health and wellbeing in the city to support the needs of the people who live here. One of the working groups is called, Eating & Moving for Good Health. Within their strategy they have set a target for the number of eligible families claiming the Healthy Start scheme to be 90% by 2027. It is currently 83%, but this figure fluctuates every month.

In keeping with the Healthy Child Status and working towards the Eating and moving for good health ambition, SSBC invite you to become Healthy Start Settings.

Many families are not aware of this scheme and missing out on this vital support. As a Community Champion, if you were to include the Healthy Start work as part of your role, you?d be supporting children and families receive what they are due to and take away some financial stress many families are experiencing.?

To become a Healthy Start Champion. You will need to:

• Complete a short 30 minute presentation.
• Pledge one way you could embed the Healthy Start promotion within your business as usual activities.

To become involved or for more information please email [email protected] or book onto a session here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/399954433477?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Healthy Start website- https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

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Early Years stronger practice hub

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The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Early Years Stronger Practice Hub has released a bulletin for PVI and Maintained Nursery Settings.

Click here to view our bulletin