Childcare Works, the consortium appointed by the DfE to help provide 30 hours of childcare for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds, hosted a launch webinar event last Wednesday 21st Feb.
Please be aware of the resources below and share with your teams:
The Department for Education (DfE) have made changes to the safeguarding requirements of the EYFS that are statutory from 1st September 2025. There are two updated statutory requirements, one specific to childminders and one specific to group based early years settings. In alignment with this, the Early Years Team have developed two Safeguarding Self-Assessment and Evaluation Audit… Continue reading Early Years: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms 2025
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’
