Early Years Provider Updates | COVID-19 Edition 113

This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Associate Director for Children and Families, Michael Jarrett, for the attention of the Early Years leads.

This week’s news bulletin from Children and Families, Early Years Division at Slough Borough Council is now available please see the attached document dated 14 July 2021.

DfE

• ‘Evidence summary: COVID-19 for July 2021’ publication

• Protective measures for holiday and after-school clubs, and other out-of-school settings during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

• Reported Coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications by registered Early Years and childcare settings  (June 14th and 21st)

• Attendance in education and Early Years settings during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

• Attendance in education and Early Years settings during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March 2020 to 8 July 2020

• DfE attendance data collection last date 22/07/21

• Department for Education Guidance

• Department for Education COVID-19 helpline

• The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy

• School admissions code September 2021

• ‘Known to Ofsted’ form for childminder agencies

Early Years Team

• Important information in relation to FEE

Safeguarding

• Keeping children safe in education and update from NSPCC CASPAR

• FGM awareness

• Honour based abuse

Health and Wellbeing

• Food safety resource new online resources

• Breakfast clubs programme 2021-2023

Making the News and Events

• NSPCC CASPAR: Coronavirus: guidance for Step 4

• NSPCC CASPAR: Education recovery

• The DfE's new reading framework: What teachers need to know | Tes

Local Information

• Slough vaccination schedule

• Lateral Flow Testing in Slough important information please share with your teams and the parents/carers of children that attend your nursery

• Slough Council for Voluntary Service

Update for Parents

• What parents and carers need to know about Early Years providers, schools and colleges during COVID-19

• Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

• £10 million scheme to help pupils boost core skills

• Rediscover summer useful resources for summer holidays for your families