Business Management
Finance
Governance
Human Resources
- Social Work Involvement' Process
- Social Work Involvement - Declaration Form
- EYFS Statutory Framework Suitable People
- Safer Recruitment Poster
- Staff Training Needs Analysis - Individual
- Setting Training Plan - All Staff
Leading the Team
Marketing
DCC Private Network
EYP Network Meeting Minutes
Graduate Leader Fund
- EYP CPD Claim Form
- GLF Changes
- GLF Matrix 2012-2013
- EYP Rewards - Expenditure Examples
- Evaluation of GLF Report - Summary
- Evaluation of the Graduate Leader Fund - Final Report
- New EYP Pathways from 2012
Organisational Structures
Research Opportunities & Specialisms
EYFS
Babies & Toddlers
- Birth to Three Matters Booklet
- Birth to Three Matters Cards
- Birth to Three Matters Poster
- Brilliant Babies & Terrific Toddlers: 'Building Relationships, Building Brains'. Dr Jane Payler, University of Winchester
- Brilliant Babies & Terrific Toddlers: 'Babble and Chatter', Shirley Brooks, University of Winchester
- Brilliant Babies & Terrific Toddlers: 'Sensory Play and Mark Making' Workshop Notes
- Iram Siraj-Blatchford: 'How best to interact with babies and pre-schoolers...'
EYFS Revised Documents 2012
- EYFS Revised Statutory Framework
- Development Matters 2012
- Changes to the EYFS Statutory Framework
- EYFS Guidance on 2yr Progress Check
Parents
- Incredible Years Programme - Famiies involved in the child welfare system
- Social Competence & Conduct Problems in Young Children: Issues in Assessment
- Strengthening Social & Emotional Competence in Young Children who are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
- Combining Parent & Child Training for Young Children with ADHD
- Targeting childrens centre services on the most needy families
- Maternal recollections of schooling and children's school preparation
- Iram Siraj-Blatchford: 'How adults can support young children's learning at home...‘
Prime Area: Communication & Language
- Small Talk: More Things to Do
- ECAT Useful Websites
- ECAT Child Monitoring Tool
- ECAT Template to record children's progress
- Other Ways of Speaking
- Small Talk
- Stages of Communication Birth to 5 Years
- ECAT Universal Toolkit
- ECAT Manual
Prime Area: Physical Development
Prime Area: PSED
Safeguarding & Welfare Requirements
- Safeguarding and CAF Training 2012-2013
- What Happens at a Child Protection Conference - Video
- Working with Families who are hard to engage
- Update to Inter Agency Child Protection Procedures Jan 2012
- Definitions of Abuse
- DCC Whisletblowing Policy
- Intimate Care - Model Policy
- Guidance on Safer Working Practices
- What to do if you are worried a child is being abused
- Research Brief: Infants Suffering or likely to Suffer Significant Harm
- Family Concerns Checklist (Dorset Safeguarding Children Board)
- All Babies Count (NSPCC Professionals Booklet)
- Munro - Letter to Early Years Settings
- Plymouth Serious Case Review
Specific Area: Expressive Arts & Design
Specific Area: Literacy
Specific Area: Mathematics
Specific Area: Understanding the World
Working Documents (Examples)
Publications
Consultation Documents
- Social & Emotional Well Being: Early Years - Draft Guidance - Consultation Document
- Nutbrown Interim Report on Early Years Education and Childcare Qualifications
- Sure Start Delivery 2011- 2012 Interim Report
- EYPS Standards - Proposed Changes 2012
- Ofsted Consultation Document on the Regulation of Providers on The Early Years Register
- Consultation on Free Early Education - Consultation Document
- Consultation on Free Early Education - Written Response Form
- Consultation on Free Early Education - Impact Assessment - Equality
- Consultation on Free Early Education - Impact Assessment - Local Authority Code of Practice
- Consultation on Free Early Education - Impact Assessment - 2 year old entitlement
- Consultation on Free Early Education - L.A. Streamlined Code of Practice
- Cathy Nutbrown Review of Early Education & Childcare Qualifications
- Childrens Centre 'Core Purpose' Discussion Document
Department for Education
- Response to Consultation on Childrens Centre Core Purpose
- EYFS Profile Attainment - Pupil Characteristics 2010-2011
- Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2010 Report
- Children’s experiences of the EYFS
Department of Health
- Change4Life Supporters Newsletter Nov 2011
- Physical Activity Guidelines : Early Years (Under 5s not yet walking)
- Physical Activity Guidelines : Early Years (Under 5s capable of walking)
Dorset County Council
- Qualification Funding April 2012 to March 2013
- Level 5 Commencing 2012 Funding Policy
- Eye Contact Spring/Summer 2012
- Two Year Pilot Evaluation (Dorset)
Foundation Years
- Information handout on the background and timeline to the revised EYFS
- Foundation Years Newsletter Issue 6 February 2012
- Foundation Years Newsletter January 2012
- Foundation Years Newsletter December 2011
- Foundation Years Newsletter November 2011
- Foundation Years Newsletter October 2011
- Foundation Years Newsletter September 2011
- Families in the Foundation Years
Miscellaneous
- ECU Bulletin May 2012
- Natural Childhood Report
- Healthy & Sustainable Diets in Early Years
- xChange News April 2012
- Change 4 Life Spring Newsletter
- Social Justice, Transforming Lives
- Expansion of the entitlement for disadvantaged two year olds - interim report
- 21st Century Boys & Girls - Conference Brochure
- 21st Century Boys & Girls 19/03 - Conference Brochure
- Early Childhood Bulletin 23/02/12
- EYPS Standards (2008)
- Child Neglect in 2011: an Annual Review
- Two Years On: Final Report of the Communication Champion for Children
- Childrens Centre Early Language Development Programme Additional Information
- NCB Early Childhood Unit News Bulletin November 2011
- Summary NCB Early Childhood Bulletin Nov 2011
- NCB October Newsletter
- Where next for a family friendly UK?
- Early Intervention: Smart Investment, Massive Saving
- The Foundation Years: preventing poor children becoming poor adults
Ofsted
- Revision to Ofsted inspection guidance for registered early years provision managed by Governing Body (as part of school inspection)
- Ofsted Early Years and Childcare Register Providers Inspections and Outcomes October 2011 to December 2011
- Ofsted Childrens Centre Inspections and Outcomes October 2011 to December 2011
- Inspection of those on the Early Years Register from September 2012 - Ofsted presentation
- Ofsted Report 2010-2011 Relevant to Early Years and Childcare
- Ofsted Childrens Centre Inspections and Outcomes
- Ofsted Protocol between Local Authorities and Information on Childcare Providers
- Qualifications Guide for inspectors
Quality Improvement
Evaluation Tools
- Improving Quality in Early Years Education and Care: a comparison of perspectives and measures
- Ferre Laevers' Manual for Assessing the Children's Well-Being and Involvement
Good Practice Guides
- Quality Wheel
- 3 of 24 ways for children to exceed in the EYFS - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Making the most of the natural local environment to support all round development of young children - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Providing a place for children to talk - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Supporting Language Development - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- An innovative approach to personalised learning for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Year 1 of the National Curriculum - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Engaging Reception Children in Phonics - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- The forest school: a thrilling and inspiring environment for pre school children - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Dorset Quality Improvement Scheme (DQIS)
- Families with complex needs - report
- Townsend Childrens Centre - Ofsted Good Practice Guide
- Guidance on provider initial response investigations
- YCVN Evaluation Report: Putting listening practice at the heart of early years practice
- OfSTED: A passion to be outstanding
- Childminding: A passion to be outstanding
Quality Twinning
Support Materials
Checklists
Toolkits
- Thrive (ftc) in Early Years Settings
- World Book Day 2012 Nursery & Preschool Resource Pack
- Common Assessment Framework a guide for practitioners
- Common Assessment Framework: a guide for managers
- Team Around the Child and the Lead Professional: a guide for practitioners
- Team Around the Child and the Lead Professional: a guide for managers
- Common Core of Skills and Knowledge
- Voluntary Food & Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings
- Bereavement Toolkit
Payment by Results for the Family Sector
Briefing Paper by The Children's Society in conjunction with The Family & Parenting Institure.
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