Advice and help for professionals supporting children and families

Early Years- Advice and Guidance

• The Foundation Years website
• PACEY
• Early Years Alliance
• NDNA

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)- Key documents

• Early years foundation stage statutory framework (EYFS)

Ofsted

• Ofsted Education Inspection Framework

Department for Education

• Early years: detailed information

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

• Whole School SEND Home Page
• SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years – GOV.UK

Childcare funding

Help with childcare costs has information about:

• Tax Free Childcare
• free early learning for 2-year-olds
• free early learning for 3 and4-year-olds
• 30 hours free childcare

View the local authorities and early years – GOV.UK for information about:

• entitlements
• early years pupil premium
• providing early education and childcare