Early Years Covid-19

Latest government information

• Planning guide for early years and childcare settings
• Opening schools and educational settings to more pupils from 1 June: guidance for parents and carers
• Implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings
• Actions for education and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020
• Temporary changes to Paediatric First Aid requirements
• Early Years Foundation Stage coronavirus disapplications
• Guidance on coronavirus testing for essential workers
• Letter from the Secretary of State for Education 23 April 2020
• Government Information for Education Providers
• Ofsted COVID-19 rolling update
• Actions for Early Years and Childcare Providers
• Sign up for email alerts about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) UK government response
• Business Coronavirus Support Finder

Health and wellbeing

• Cheshire West and Chester - Mental Health Helpline
• RCPCH - Advice for parents and carers when a child is unwell or injured
• World Health Organisation - mental health considerations
• NHS – One You

Cheshire East information

Daily Childcare Survey – Covid-19: Following government advice, it is essential that we are able to support key workers and vulnerable children as the lockdown situation continues. All childcare providers (excluding schools) will receive an email each morning from the Early Years team with a link to an online survey so that we can plan provision for the priority groups and inform parents of the places available. Unfortunately not all providers are completing the survey each day. It is essential that a response is received from all childcare provision. Thank you for your co-operation and continued support.

• Together we can open an Early Years Setting during Covid 19 (PDF, 581KB)
• Model Risk Assessment for reopening your setting (MS Word, 54KB)
• Childcare for vulnerable children and children of keyworkers (PDF, 170KB)
• Domestic Abuse- Request for Help from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF, 2MB)
• Business Support Plan (PDF, 408KB) - Guidance on the package of measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
• Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 218KB)
• Information about paused  Early Years Training (PDF, 176KB)
• Early years and childcare guidance (PDF, 204KB)
• Cheshire East Business Rates support
• Tips for providers who have stayed open (PDF, 65KB)

Support for home learning

• National Literacy Trust’s Family Zone
• BBC Tiny Happy People
• Hungry Little Minds
• Help for children aged 2-4 to learn at home

Latest Early Years sector information

• Foundation Years Vodcast – Planning for opening on 1 June 2020
• Vodcast with DfE – Disapplication of the EYFS 
• Nursery Management Today webinar