Early Years
This section has been developed for early years and childcare providers! We understand that there is a lot of information you need to keep up with so we hope that the information will be of use to you. Here are some quick links into common…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…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…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)…Early Learning for 3 and 4 year olds (practitioners)
All three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education a week term time until they either go into reception or reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday) and Redbridge is committed to providing a…Extended entitlement resources
In this section you will find a range of resources, both local and national. It will assist you in business planning, reviewing flexible models of delivery and support on how to work in partnership.Further information
This section covers further information on early years. Please click on the view all services to show a list of services and information available to you.Just for SENCO PVI
We have dedicated this area of the Find website to information for SENCOs in PVI settings. You will need to sign in to view the relative content. We hope that you will find this section useful and welcome any suggestions you may have to make…Just for Childminders
This section has been created for childminders. For full information you can visit our Setting up as a childminder page