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.
- DfE
- Delivery of face coverings to support contingency stock in early years and schools
- Easter Holidays – Launch of the Holidays Activities and Food Programme
- Free school meals
- Additional materials available to support at home rapid Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing
- Asymptomatic testing of staff and pupils in schools over the Easter holiday
- Test kit supplies for primary schools, school based nurseries and maintained nursery schools
- Test kit supplies for private, voluntary and independent nurseries
- Contact tracing over the Easter holidays
- Updated guidance on transport to school and other places of education
- DfE Early Years Entitlements: Newsletter March 2021
- Ofsted
- Changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework
- Attendance in education and Early Years setting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
- Attendance in education and Early Years setting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March 2020 to 11 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rolling Update
- Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childcare
- Joiners and leavers in the childcare sector
- Slough Early Years Service
- The COVID-19 Winter Grant Scheme Easter 2021
- Monthly Payments for free early education
- GOV.UK
- Education and Skills Funding Agency Coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce fund
- Slough Safeguarding Partnership
- Pan Berkshire Safeguarding Children Procedures Manual – Updates March 2021
- Slough Public Health
- Survey to improve local COVID-19 response
- Break News
- Break Kids Walk
- Updates for parents
- DfE COVID-19 testing of pupils
- Ofsted:
- What parents and carers need to know about Early Years providers, schools and colleges during COVID-19
- Information for parents and carers: Coronavirus (COVID-19)