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Resources to support you in developing positive relationships with children and their families, including how to support families through Early Help.
Resources to support you to develop a high quality learning environment.
Find out who to contact for Early Years support.
Access the Online Provider Portal to update your details, give consent to be advertised and to submit your Nursery Education Funding (NEF) claims.
A range of training available to support early years settings as well as schools who provide early years support to children aged 0 to 4 years.
We aim to keep our early years community updated on national and local initiatives, as well as any support groups and meetings that are operating locally.
Advice and guidance on opening an Early Years and out of school setting.
Our Early Years School Improvement Advisers offer specialist support and training to schools with EYFS provision.
Support for registering and running a childcare setting, including group-based provision, out of school settings, childminders and school-based early years provision.