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  1. Contacting the Redbridge Early Years Service

    Early Years and Childcare Improvement Teams (EYCIT) The Early Years and Childcare Improvement Teams (EYCIT) provide advice, guidance and support to early years and childcare settings. This can include where you have a query relating to the EYFS, business support and developing your childcare practice. …
  2. Early learning for 2 year olds (practitioners)

    Up to 40% of two year olds nationally are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education a week term time until they become entitled for the universal funded early education for three and four year olds (the term following their third birthday)…
  3. Money, funding and fees

    This section has many purposes. It is intended to provide information on funding available for settings (when it is available); details of how much childcare costs in the borough; details of any discounts you may be entitled to; but also to provide you with information…
  4. Health and medicines

    As you already know it is vital that you have policies and procedures in place to deal with everything relating to children’s health – from daily medication information to what happens in an emergency! This section should have some helpful information to assist you when…
  5. Meals, snacks and nutrition

    Offering food in your setting Most childcare providers offer meals or snacks to some degree but whether you make children a sandwich or a hot meal it is just important to ensure that it is both nutritional and safe to eat. This section provides more…
  6. Working in childcare

    There are a large variety of different job roles within childcare. You can work on your own or with lots of others, at home or in a childcare group. Whatever type of childcare role you would like to work in this section should be able…
  7. Communications

    This section is for early years and childcare settings and provides a record of all communications sent by FiND, Redbridge Early Years and sent on behalf of other organisations. As many of the updates contain information specific to settings you will need to be logged…
  8. Recruitment into childcare

    Recruitment shows details of jobs within the childcare sector in Redbridge, as provided by settings and organisations in the local area. This area will also point you in the direction of all you need to know about setting up as a childminder, employment and training. You…
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