EARLY YEARS NEWS

Urgent and important information...!

9 -23 Month Working Parent Cohort

A reminder that parents needs to apply for codes by 31^st August. If you would like an estimate payment please check the codes on the portal and complete the form found here by 6^th September.

HLN/SEND Funding Key Dates 2024-2025

Please note applications received after these dates will not be viewed by the panel

These dates and application guidance can be found on the early years website https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/earlyyears/section-pages/equality-and-inclusion/early-years-send-fund-disability-access-funding/

Important but not urgent information...!

‘Do Something BIG’ Campaign – Advertising Vacancies on Find A Job 

The Do Something BIG recruitment campaign is ramping up again in early August, promoting early years and childcare careers on a national-scale across multiple advertising channels. It highlights the huge difference early years professionals make to young children and how rewarding working in the sector can be.   The campaign directs potential applicants to use DWP’s Find a Job vacancy platform to search for early years roles in their area.  With a big push over the summer, we would encourage providers to list any vacancies they have on the Find a Job Platform, using the term ‘early years’ in the title of the job adverts and selecting ‘Education Jobs’ for the job category.  This service is free to use and will ensure vacancies are seen by a large pool of potential candidates.  More information on this, including instructions on how to list vacancies, can be found at https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/earlyyears/section-pages/looking-after-your-childcare-business/being-an-employer/dfe-do-something-big-recruitment-campaign/

Information you might find interesting....

Nottingham City Early Help Partnership

Please click here for the latest news, resources and training from Nottingham City Early Help Partnership.

Summer Book Giveaway

The National Literacy Trust in Nottingham launched its Summer Book Giveaway on 27 July, to celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge! In partnership with Nottingham City Libraries, vouchers will be hidden and shared out at children’s community events and activities across the city.   They can take their Voucher to their local library and exchange for a FREE BOOK!  and sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge at the same time!

There will be plenty of books suitable for children and young people aged 0-16 to choose from. Each voucher can be exchanged for one book per child.

The giveaway will be running until 31st August, so get out there and see if you will be lucky enough to find a voucher!

Summer Reading Challenge

City Libraries All ages

Join the reading challenge this summer! Children can join in the challenge at their local library. All they need is their library card and if they haven’t got one they can get one from the library. There are no time restrictions to sign up, but the first children to read 6 books by September will receive a prize! Read more

NCSCP’s Summer Newsletter 2024

Please click here to access the latest NCSCP’s Summer Newsletter 2024.

Holiday Activities webpage

The Holiday Activities webpage with the summer offer for children and families has been updated. There are currently 160 activities listed and more are provided by different organisations through a link on the webpage.

 Please use the link: www.asklion.co.uk/holidayactivities

The Story Choices project

The Story Choices project, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation is looking to recruit early years settings across the East Midlands to take part. 

The project is about the best way to arrange storybook reading sessions to help develop language in preschool. This is a great opportunity, as it is the first ‘Teacher Choices’ trial aimed at early years. Teacher choices trials move away from the traditional EEF approach of introducing a full intervention package, and instead look at the impact of relatively small, simple changes within the daily routine.

Some more information about the project is attached, and the EEF webpage is here: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/story-choices-2024-25-ey-teacher-choices-trial.

Nottingham City fathers with children 0-4 years

🧠We know that dads are important to their child’s health and development.

💭SSBC want to hear your experience of what it’s like using services and activities for children and families, and what support you need as a dad.

👨‍👧‍👦You will be helping midwives, health visitors, libraries and family hubs know what you need from them to help you be a dad.

✅ Your answers will be kept anonymous – closing date 4^th September 2024

👉🏽 Take the survey: https://tinyurl.com/mrxnn4z4

Ask Lion website survey

Please see a link below to a survey that is live until the 5th August.

The survey is aimed at everyone (people, workforce, and providers) that accesses Notts Help Yourself, ASKLiON or other platforms for information.

https://consult.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/communications/online-community-directory-survey/