Expansion Readiness and Charging Survey
EYS Childcare Provision
Please complete the EYS Childcare Provision Spring 2025 Expansion Readiness and Charging Survey as soon as you receive this and no later than Thursday 3rd April 2025.
We as a Local Authority are required to submit an LA readiness survey to the Department of Education and therefore require the data from ALL the Early Years Settings.
We will also use your responses to inform the distribution of funding for the Early Years Expansion Grant, Childcare Capital Expansion Grant and the roll-out of extended entitlements and charges.
From 1 September 2025, the updated (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms will become statutory for all registered Early Years providers. To support this transition, providers are expected to use the ‘Safeguarding Self-Evaluation Tool 2025′. This tool helps embed the 2025 safeguarding reforms into daily practice, supports leadership and management self-evaluation, and aligns with the new Ofsted inspection framework. We invite all… Continue reading EY: Early Years Safeguarding Reforms 2025: Using the ‘H&F Self-Evaluation Tool’
Update from Shena Patel, the Local Immunisation Coordinator for NHS North West London From 1 July 2025, the NHS is making changes to the childhood vaccination schedule to better protect children against serious diseases. Some vaccines will be given earlier, providing protection when children need it most. Changes to the childhood vaccination schedule will see… Continue reading EY: Vaccine changes: Resources to share with parents
