The Bexley Council Early Years team have a wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise in all aspects of early years childcare, education, training and business. Across the team we have extensive knowledge of the Early Years Statutory Framework. The team includes teachers, senior leaders, ex-Ofsted inspectors and highly experienced practitioners. We are able to provide information, advice, guidance, training and challenge to settings, thus meeting priorities and development needs.
“Born Ready, School Ready, Bexley Ready” is now available on a website, which can be access via this link https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/born-ready-school-ready-bexley-ready/introduction-born-school-bexley-ready-guide
For more information about the Early Years team and what they offer, please visit the Bexley Service Network website.
Stronger Practice Hubs – https://www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/
Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners.
They are part of the Department for Education (DfE)’s Early Years Education Covid-19 Recovery Package, which also includes the early years experts and mentors programme.
The Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme launched in November 2022 and is supported by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and is funded for two years, until late 2024.
The 18 Hubs (two in each of the government office regions in England) provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners.
Each Hub is led by a group-based (school-based, private, voluntary, or independent) early years provider and support settings to adopt well-evidenced practice improvements by:
- Establishing regional networks of settings to share knowledge and effective practice.
- Proactively sharing information and advice on evidence-based approaches, for example, through newsletters, blogs and social media.
- Acting as a point of contact for bespoke advice, and signposting to other funded support.
- Working with EEF to select evidence-based programmes to fund and make available to settings.
Bexley are part of the London South Stronger Practice Hub, which can be found via this link: https://www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/ldn/ldn-s-eysph
Early Years Portal Training September 2024
Please find below information about training for the Early Years Portal:
Early Years Portal Training September 2024
Information linked to Early Years funding
01.02.24 Additional FAQs for Parents- New Entitlement for Working Parents of 2YOs
Frequently Asked Funding Questions January 2024
Sample HMRC Letter for Parents
Play2Learn and WPE codes – April 2024