1. Free Early Education & Childcare Briefing Spring 2019

2. Agenda Welcome Families First Presentation
Early Years & Childcare Updates
Networking
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3. Early Years Updates Narrowing the Gap Events
Early Years Professional Development Fund
Early Years Finance
Update from HFL
Family Centres / CBIS / SALT/ Childcare Sufficiency
National

4. Narrowing the Gap Events
One of Ofsted’s priorities is how early years providers are supporting vulnerable children.
The events will be looking at:
sharing good practice
identifying children who may need extra help
planning to meet their needs.
a copy of the HFL narrowing the gap toolkit to support your work
contribution towards staff cover, to enable you to attend and lunch .

5. Narrowing the Gap Events
The dates of the narrowing the gap events are:
Monday 1 April, pm, Hertfordshire Development Centre, Stevenage, SG1 2FQ.
You can book on to these events via the Herts for Learning website.

6. Early Years Professional Development Fund
Govnt Initiative – linked to Early Language Gap
Offering training to EYPs in Numeracy, Literacy and Early Language by a National Training Provider
Require champions to come forward to be trained who would then deliver the training to other professions in partnerships / networks across the county
LA identify champions and partnerships / networks
Awaiting more details possible start in Sept 2019

7. Early Years Finance
Budget share information and all payments – Finance Section of EY Portal
Childminders no budget share payment based on funding submission
New Parent Declaration Form from 1st April – only signed once unless changes occur
Information on Submission and payment dates on Provider pages

8. Early Years Finance 19 -20 Ist week of April – Is Summer term !
Always check eligibility codes of both 2 yrs olds and 30 hours children before offering a place
Hourly Rates Increase from 1st April 2019 :
2 yr olds - £5.35p per hour
3/4 & 30 Hours - £5.10p per hr

9. Update from HFL New Inspection Framework in Sept 2019
The new EIF will focus on the Quality of Education and the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum on children’s learning and development.
Inspection will involve gaining clear evidence showing the intended learning outcomes, how well the learning has been implemented and the impact on the children.
Behaviour and Attitudes – (covers attendance, attitudes to learning, respect and behaviour)

10. Update from HFL
Personal Development - Health & Wellbeing, British values, Equality and preparing for next stage of learning (School)
Leadership and management – including safeguarding,
greater focus on using books with all ages of children

11. Family Centres / CBIS / SALT
Family Centres delivering networks for Providers
Family Centres crucial in the delivery of 2 year old FEE take up – Golden Ticket
CBIS Business Support Contract extended for another year -
SALT -  

12. National Updates Eligibility checking service guides
HMRC have produced guidance for the childcare service.
This has been broken down into the following:
parents
providers
You can view this guidance at
Tax Free Childcare – 476 Herts Providers sign up – 25%

13. Information for Providers / Parents
You can get information from
These pages include detail on:
Childcare Business Support
Free Early Education Information
Access EY Portal and Funding Guidance
For Parents
Free early education entitlements

14. Free Early Education and Childcare Team
Melany McQueen
Strategy Manager: Early Childhood Services
David Shevlane
Development & Commissioning Manager
Pam Taylor
Development & Commissioning officer
Welwyn & Hatfield, Hertsmere, Dacorum & St Albans
Pablo Benvenutto
Stevenage, North Herts , East Herts , Watford , Three Rivers & Broxbourne

15. thank you