Education Participation and Skills (EPS)
Early Years Learning and Development Support
We are committed to offering a support, challenge, and advice service that ensures schools and settings are able to deliver high-quality learning opportunities within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We have enthusiastic and highly skilled Early Years Advisory Teachers with a range of expertise who can provide advice on the learning and development aspects of the EYFS.
Pay as-you-go services
A comprehensive menu of bespoke support services is available on a pay-as-you-go basis. The support, advice, and challenge we offer can also be tailored to your own needs and priorities demonstrating an effective use of time and good value for money.
Benefits
We will provide you with access to a team of highly qualified professionals who:
- have considerable experience and success in helping to improve outcomes for children
- have excellent local knowledge and appreciation of the context in which you work
- have an understanding of how integrated early years services operate across the city
Who is eligible?
This service is available to all schools and Early Years settings
Cost
Full information and rates for services are available on application.
For more details email earlyyears@plymouth.gov.uk or call 01752 307430.
Quality Improvement briefings
High quality interactions in the Early Years
Leaders and Managers briefing
Audience: Owners, committee members, managers, directors and leaders of PVI early years and childcare settings, childminders, senior leadership team, and Foundation Stage leaders or governors in maintained schools, nursery schools, and academies are all welcome. This meeting is an opportunity to share headline updates.
Leaders and Managers briefing video March 2024
Leaders and Managers briefing video November 2023
Childminder and Wraparound Childcare briefing
EYFS Quality Improvement Briefing March 2022 - part 1 and 2
Archive
- Leaders and Managers briefing video June 2023
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing February 2023 - Healthy relationships, session 2
- Leaders and Managers briefing video October 2022
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing November 2022 - Healthy relationships part 2
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing November 2022 - Healthy relationships part 1
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing 28 June 2022 - part 1
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing 28 June 2022 - part 2
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing 26 June 2022 - part 3
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing March 2022 - part 1
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing March 2022 - part 2
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing for Schools 19 October 2021
- EYFS Quality Improvement briefing for Early Years settings September 2021
- EYFS information session for schools video 6 July 2021
- Leaders and Managers briefing video March 2023
- Leaders and Managers briefing video June 2022
- Leaders and Managers briefing video 10 February 2022 - part 1
- Leaders and Managers briefing video 10 February 2022 - part 2
- Leaders and Managers briefing video 15 June 2021
- Childminders and Wraparound Childcare briefing video 31 March 2021
- EYFS reforms briefing for early years and childcare settings
- EYFS reforms briefing for childminders