Early Years and Childcare Support

02/09/2026

Welfare Wednesday

Safeguarding and Welfare Briefing

Please prioritise joining us for this important briefing.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994647540488/?aff=oddtdtcreator

Safeguarding and Welfare Briefing

Please prioritise joining us for this important briefing.

Safeguarding and Welfare Briefing Tickets, Multiple dates | Eventbrite
Password- Briefing 26.
16.09.26 10am or 6.30pm

Our Safeguarding and Welfare Briefings are an essential source of information for early years providers, helping settings stay up to date with statutory requirements, safeguarding developments, local priorities, and best practice.

These briefings provide valuable opportunities to hear about changes to legislation, emerging safeguarding concerns, inspection updates, and practical guidance that supports high-quality provision.

02/09/2026

Early years inspection toolkit Guidance
Summary of changes
Updated 28 August 2026

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02/09/2026

🚴📚 Get ready for the Lloyds Tour of Britain!
As excitement builds around this fantastic cycling event, early years settings can join in the fun by introducing children to stories about bicycles, transport, journeys, and adventure.
Reading books linked to cycling and travel can spark children's imagination, encourage conversations about active lifestyles, and support early literacy development.
Why not create a bike-themed book corner, share transport stories during circle time, or encourage children to talk about how they travel to nursery?
Let's celebrate the Tour of Britain by inspiring a love of reading and movement from an early age! 🚲✨

02/09/2026

For information:

What changes do you need to tell Ofsted about?

Changes affecting your registration include your contact details, where you work and changes to registered individuals such as household members, directors or committee members.

You must always tell us about serious childcare incidents, allegations and events that may affect someone’s suitability to be provide childcare.[CR30.1].

You must tell us within 14 days of the change or event. Read our blog post for more information: https://earlyyears.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/14/when-do-you-need-to-notify-ofsted/

02/09/2026

Blog: What you need to know about the September 2026 updates to education inspections

Today we’ve published our annual updates to the education inspection materials under the renewed education inspection framework (EIF). They cover early years settings, state-funded schools, non-association independent schools, further education (FE) and skills providers and initial teacher educati...

02/09/2026

🏁🚴‍♀️ Create and Celebrate! Make Flags for the Lloyds Tour of Britain 🚴‍♂️🏁
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is a fantastic opportunity for early years settings to get children involved in a fun and creative way by designing and making their own flags to cheer on the cyclists!
Children can create flags using paints, collage materials, mark-making tools, ribbons, and recycled materials. They might design flags with bright colours, patterns, bicycles, or messages of encouragement for the riders.
Making flags supports a wide range of learning and development, including:
🎨 Expressive Arts and Design through creative exploration and self-expression.
✏️ Fine Motor Skills as children cut, stick, paint, draw, and manipulate materials.
💬 Communication and Language through discussions about cycling, sporting events, colours, shapes, and designs.
🔢 Mathematics by exploring patterns, shapes, sizes, and counting decorative elements.
🌍 Understanding the World as children learn about the Tour of Britain, communities coming together, and different places the race visits.
❤️ Personal, Social and Emotional Development by encouraging teamwork, sharing ideas, and celebrating a national event together.
On race day, children can wave their flags, cheer on the riders, and feel part of the excitement while taking pride in their creations!
📸 We'd love to see your colourful flag designs and hear how your setting is celebrating the Lloyds Tour of Britain.

02/09/2026

Depending on the size of your setting will depend on how you meet your health and safety responsibilities. As an employer you are not just working with the EYFS, there are many more rules you must adhere too ... one being Health & Safety

Are you ensuring the staff team and parents visiting are safe too - have you got all the HSE training that is required of you (Health & Safety at work, Emergency First Aid - not just paediatric?)

Establishing responsibilities and relationships is a key part of securing safe working practices and promoting a culture of safety.

02/09/2026

Are you ready? its in effect now!
If you need any support to implement the EYFS please don't hesitate to email EYCC for support

02/09/2026

🚴‍♀️🏁 What is the Lloyds Tour of Britain? 🏁🚴‍♂️
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is the UK's biggest professional cycling race, bringing some of the world's best cyclists to towns and cities across Britain. Riders compete over several stages, travelling through different regions while being cheered on by communities along the route.
This exciting event provides a wonderful opportunity for early years settings to introduce children to the world of cycling, healthy lifestyles, and major community events. Children can learn about bicycles, road safety, exercise, transport, and the different places the race visits.
There are lots of ways to get involved and we will be sharing ideas across the week.
Route information:
🚴 Stage 2: Boston to Skegness
Thursday 3 September 2026
• Starts in Boston
• Travels through Lincolnshire's countryside and coastal communities
• Takes in locations including Coningsby, Tattershall, Woodhall Spa, Horncastle, Wragby, Mablethorpe, and Sutton on Sea
• Finishes on the Skegness seafront.

Let's celebrate this fantastic sporting event by encouraging children to learn, explore, create, and get active together!
📸 We'd love to see how your setting is joining in with the excitement of the Lloyds Tour of Britain.

01/09/2026

TRAINING TUESDAY

Don’t miss your chance to see Ben Kingston-Hughes of Inspired course on ‘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡, 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗥’ on 9th September 2026 (evening)

Link:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/positive-children-positive-behaviour-online-event-tickets-1990477935086
Password:- Please see Training Brochure for password or e-mail [email protected] for details

“𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦”

Eventbrite - Early Years & Childcare Support presents Positive Children, Positive Behaviour - online event - Wednesday, 9 September 2026 - Find event and ticket information.