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COVID-19 resources hub

This hub includes all the latest policy announcements, Government guidance, and free resources from across the sector to support all early years providers during the…

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New Development Matters published

EYFS reforms | September 3, 2020

Find out more about the new Development Matters document and watch our vodcast with the Department for Education and Dr Julian Grenier who answer your…

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Early Years Foundation Stage Reforms

Policy | October 24, 2019

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets the standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. In October…

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COVID-19 update #27 – 26 January

January 26, 2021

National lockdown restrictions are in place in England. Early years settings and childminders can remain open and parents can continue to use these settings as…

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PHE Early Language Identification Measure and Intervention training

January 18, 2021

Public Health England (PHE) and the Department for Education’s (DfE) Best Start in Speech, Language and Communication Programme aims to improve the rate of early…

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COVID-19 update #26: EYFS disapplications & January census – 15 January

January 15, 2021

The Department for Education (DfE) have made two recent policy changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) disapplications guidance, in light of latest COVID-19…

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